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A baby baboon is called an infant. Baboons live in big family groups called troops. They spend lots of time on the ground, not just up in trees.
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What Is a Baby Monkey Called? Infant
A baby monkey is called an infant. Below you will find what baby monkeys eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby monkey is called an infant.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Infant
Say “infant”
A baby monkey is called an infant. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young monkey grows into an adult that is from 15 cm to 1 m long.
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Fun fact
There are more than 260 kinds of monkeys.
Act it outPretend to be an infant with a parent.
Write itWrite “infant” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Infants
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Mammal
A baby gorilla is called an infant. Gorillas are the biggest apes on Earth. They build a fresh leafy nest to sleep in almost every night.
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A baby indri is called an infant. Indris are the biggest lemurs and live only on the island of Madagascar. They sing loud songs that carry far through the forest.
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A baby Japanese macaque is called an infant. These monkeys live in the snowy mountains of Japan and are often called snow monkeys. Some of them warm up by sitting in hot springs.
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A baby mandrill is called an infant. Mandrills are the largest monkeys in the world. Grown-up males have bright red and blue faces.
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A baby orangutan is called an infant. Orangutans spend most of their lives up in the trees. Every night they build a fresh nest of leaves to sleep in.
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A baby uakari is called an infant. The bald uakari is a monkey with a bright red face. It lives in flooded forests in the Amazon.
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A baby vervet monkey is called an infant. Vervet monkeys live in groups in Africa. They use different warning calls for different dangers, like eagles, leopards and snakes.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Monkey
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Monkeys
A baby monkey is called an infant. There are more than 260 kinds of monkeys.
Baby monkeys drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating fruit, leaves, insects and nuts.
Monkeys live for about 15 to 30 years.
A group of monkeys is called a troop.
They grow up where their parents live: Africa, Asia and the Americas (rainforests).
Yes. The monkey is a mammal.