Mary Bates, PhD

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Why are Guenon Monkeys' Faces So Varied?

Photo: Will Allen and James Higham. Guenons, a group of Old-World monkeys, have varied faces - some with eyebrow patches, some with nose-spots, some with beards. Why all this variation? It seems that these monkeys' faces can communicate who's who, and to what species they belong.Read the whole story on Zoologic: Monkey Faces Give Clues to Species and Individual Identity.