Most of them eat fruit and insects. Besides that they see very well and far so they are able to look out for predators. The smallest of this creature is the pygmy which weighs 30 grams. A lot of monkeys have tails . These tails help them leap from tree to tree.
Monkeys build their homes in very tall trees.
Many monkeys live in groups. This makes them less able to be caught by predators. These monkeys are so intelligent that scientist say that they have their own hand signals to warn each other of preditors. Monkeys are very clean animals they groom each other. If the younger monkeys were harmed or fall behind the group they will be left there.