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                         BABY MONKEYS                                        
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     A monkey mother carries her baby on her body wherever she goes.  The    
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youngster sometimes rides on her back and sometimes clings to her neck or    
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chest when she walks about.  When the mother sits down to eat, the baby      
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that is a few months old will sample some of her food, but it lives mostly   
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on milk for quite a while.  Smaller monkeys mature more quickly than the     
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apes.  Apes nurse their babies for over a year, while monkeys nurse for      
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about six to eight months.  The mother is almost constantly busy with her    
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child.  She plays with it, scolds it if it does not behave, cleans and       
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grooms it.  Adult monkeys groom each other too.                              
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     Like any human baby, the baby monkey or ape needs a lot of rest and     
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sleep.  It will mostly eat and sleep for the first few months of its life.   
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Baby monkeys that are bought in stores usually are old enough to eat other   
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foods besides milk.  They enjoy small pieces of meat and vegetables and      
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love mashed bananas.  They can also drink milk right out of a cup or bowl.   
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Baby monkeys are playful, curious, and if you have one for a pet, can be     
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fun.   But they demand a lot of care and attention just like any baby.       
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