what is an old world primate
Old World Monkeys. Old World Monkeys are a group of primates which belong to the super family Cercopithecoidea. Old World monkeys are unlike apes in that most have tails (the family name means âtailed apeâ), and unlike the New World monkeys their tails are never prehensile. Some species of Old World monkeys inhabit tropical rainforests, while others live on arid grasslands and even mountainous areas with heavy winter snows.