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Cercopithecinae

Cercopithecinae logo #21000 The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, that includes in its roughly 71 species the baboons, the macaques and the vervet monkeys. Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as on Gibraltar. == Characteristics ==...
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Cercopithecinae

Cercopithecinae logo #21003(from the article `primate`) ...quadrupedalism. The former gait is characteristic of the African apes (chimpanzee and gorilla), and the latter of baboons and macaques, which walk ...
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cercopithecinae

cercopithecinae logo #20973<zoology> A subfamily of the old world monkeys, cercopithecidae. They inhabit the forests and savannas of africa. This subfamily contains the following genera: cercocebus, cercopithecus, erythrocebus, macaca, papio, and theropithecus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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