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The Pelagic Cormorant is the smallest and most slender cormorant along the Pacific Coast, recognized by its long, thin neck and all-black plumage, with breeding adults showing white flank patches and short crests on the crown. Found from Alaska to Baja California and the Asian Pacific coast, it inhabits rocky shorelines, bays, and coastal cliffs, rarely venturing far from land. This species dives to depths over 130 feet to catch small fish and invertebrates, often foraging alone. Nests are built on narrow cliff ledges and reused for years.

Brandt’s Cormorant is a large, black seabird found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is recognized by its thick neck, long body, and, during breeding season, a striking cobalt-blue throat patch and wispy white facial plumes. These dark-feathered birds nest in colonies on rocky islands and coastal cliffs, often building large nests from seaweed and debris. Brandt’s Cormorants are excellent divers, capable of reaching depths over 200 feet to catch fish such as anchovies and herring. These black birds often forage in groups, working together to herd schools of fish for easier hunting.

The Rook is a large, sociable black bird native to Europe and Asia, easily recognized by its bare, pale-grey face and cone-shaped head. It forms noisy colonies called rookeries, nesting high in tall trees near farmland, villages, or parks. Rooks forage in flocks, probing fields for grubs, worms, seeds, and grain, but also eat insects, small mammals, and carrion. Highly intelligent, they use tools and have excellent memories. Unlike crows, adult rooks show a whitish patch at the bill’s base. Some rookeries have been used for over a century.

Explore all monkeys from the world of primates that start with the letter R, including Rio Mayo Titi, Red-mantled Saddle-Back Tamarin, Red-bellied Titi, Rondon’s Marmoset, Rhesus Macaque, and more.

Explore all monkeys from the world of primates that start with the letter I, including Isabel’s Saki, Illiger’s Saddle-Back Tamarin, Indochinese Black Langur, and more.

Explore all monkeys from the world of primates that start with the letter G, including Gray-Shanked Douc Langur, Golden-faced Saki, Geoffroy’s Saddleback Tamarin, Germain’s Langur, and more.

Explore all monkeys from the world of monkeys that start with the letter C, including Cruz Lima’s Saddleback Tamarin, Collared Titi, Chacoan Titi Monkey, Chacma Baboon, and more.

The Wied’s marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii), also called the Wied’s black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in the tropical and subtropical forests of eastern Brazil. Unlike other common marmosets, Wied’s marmosets live in groups consisting of 4 or 5 females and 2 or 3 males (plus juveniles).

The white-eared Titi, Plecturocebus donacophilus, also known as the Bolivian gray Titi or Bolivian Titi, is a marmoset species, a New World monkey endemic to eastern Bolivia and a region of western Brazil.

Uta Hick’s Bearded Saki (Chiropotes utahicki) is an endangered species of bearded saki, a New World monkey species. It was named after Uta Hick, a German primatologist who cared for bearded sakis at Cologne Zoo.

The gold-and-white marmoset, also called the golden-white tassel-ear marmoset, is a species of marmoset, a tiny monkey native to the Amazon rainforest in the eastern Amazonas state of Brazil.

The Chacoan Titi Monkey is a species of titi (also called White-coated Titi), a type of New World monkey native to South America. These diurnal monkeys are stealthy and hard to spot as they navigate the canopy. They move between branches and trees by walking or jumping on four limbs.

The Dryas monkey, also called the Salonga monkey, Inoko, or Ekele is a little-known Old World primate only found in the Congo Basin and restricted to the Congo River’s left bank. Unlike guenon monkeys, which make loud leaps and resounding calls, dryas monkeys move silently.

The tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) is an Old World monkey endemic to Africa, ranging from Ghana to Sudan. It was initially described as a subspecies of Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops). Tantalus monkeys are very similar to vervet monkeys but are smaller in size.

The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) is an Old World monkey of the Cercopithecidae family endemic to southern and eastern Africa. Not only can vervet monkeys skilfully navigate through the treetops, but they can also swim.

The western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), also called the Upper Guinean red colobus, rust red colobus, or bay red colobus is a species of Old-World monkey found in the forests of West Africa, from Senegal to Ghana.

The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a red-brown Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, known as the rilewa or rilawa. Its common name refers to the strand of hair on its head that resembles a brimless hat.

The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is another baboon species in the group of Old World monkeys. They resemble the Chacma baboon but are slightly smaller and have a less elongated snout. Yellow baboons also have white fur on internal surfaces, such as their cheeks and limbs, similar to the color of the human forearm.

The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also called the purple-faced leaf monkey, is an Old World species native to Sri Lanka. The purple-faced langur is found in the closed forests of Sri Lanka’s mountains and in the southwestern part of the country known as the ‘wetland’.

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also called the Coromandel sacred langur and the Madras gray langur, is an Old-World monkey, one of the langur species. These langurs are generally shy and only descend when there is no visible danger.

Western gorillas also known as lowland gorillas, are herbivorous, primarily terrestrial apes that inhabit equatorial Africa’s tropical rainforests. Like humans, western gorillas do not have a set breeding season, and female species menstruate every 28 days.

The chimpanzee, also known simply as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannas of tropical Africa. Chimpanzees and humans are thought to have a common ancestor that lived about eight million years ago.

The mustached monkey or moustached guenon (Cercopithecus cephus) is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. Moustached monkeys take regular paths through the branches, with each monkey following the next along the same path.

Old-world and New-world monkeys are two types of monkeys within Primates. Explore all differences between them from all aspects here.

Some monkey species are born with bright orange fur; the coat color would gradually turns black as they age, but some stay orange throughout life. Explore all types of orange-colored monkeys here.

The term “New World monkey” is a broad label that refers to any species that falls under one of the five taxonomic families of the Ceboidea superfamily: Cebidae, Callitrichidae, Atelidae, Pitheciidae, and Aotidae. Explore all New-World monkeys and their characteristics.

Ecuador is home to 21 species of New-World monkeys, though none are endemic to the country. Some examples of these monkey species include the red titi monkey (Plecturocebus discolor), the Colombian white-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus), and the saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis). Explore all monkeys of Ecuador.

Bolivia is a South American landlocked country, known as the most isolated country on the continent. The nation is also home to 25 species of New World monkeys, though just two are endemic to it: the Beni titi monkey (Plecturocebus modestus) and the Ollala Brothers’ titi (Plecturocebus olallae).

Peru is home to 52 species of New-World monkeys; 13 of the species are endemic to the nation. Explore all monkeys of Peru here.

The crested mona monkey, also called the golden-bellied monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or crowned guenon, is a species of African primate in the Cercopithecidae family in west-central Africa. Like many species of Cercopithecus, the crested mona monkey has large cheek pouches that it fills with seeds and fruit while foraging for food.

Like all other baboons, the Chacma baboon, the Cape baboon, belongs to the Old-World monkey family. Chacma baboons have a habit of flipping over rocks in search of food. So, it’s pretty easy to spot where a group of Chacmas once foraged.

Campbell’s Mona monkey, also called the Campbell’s monkey or Campbell’s guenon is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. The species was named after Henry Dundas Campbell in 1838.

The Bonnet Macaque, also called Zati, is a species of macaque native to southern India. Bonnet macaques get their common name from a unique feature: a hood-like tuft of hair that extends from the top of their head, much like a tuft of dry grass. Their marble-round eyes look out into the world with a very expressive forehead.

The blue monkey is a species of Old-World monkey endemic to east and central Africa, ranging from the upper Congo Basin east to the East African Rift Valley and south to Zambia and northern Angola.

Many brown-colored monkeys are classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. Most of the brown monkeys hail from South America. Brown Capuchin, Brown Greater Galago, Brown Howler, Brown Lemur, brown mouse Lemur, Brown Titi, Brown-backed Bearded Saki, and Brown-mantled Tamarin are a few examples of different types of brown monkeys.

Monkeys are classified into two main groups: Old-world monkeys and New-world monkeys. Explore all 334 different types of monkeys and their facts here.

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) is an evergreen perennial aromatic shrub in the Lamiaceae (mint) family native to the Mediterranean, northwestern Spain, and Portugal. There it grows into a 4- to 6-foot-tall shrub. The genus Rosmarinus includes 3 different species (Rosmarinus tomentosus, Rosmarinus eryocalix, and Rosmarinus officinalis).

Botanists classify plants into several groups that have similar & distinguishing characteristics. Plants are all unique regarding physical appearance, structure, and physiological behavior. There are two major classifications of plants are non-vascular & vascular. Explore all 4 major phyla of the plants here.

Crocodilia is one of the reptile orders dedicated to large, lizard-shaped, and predatory reptiles. Explore 23 types of crocodiles by water bodies, regions, and taxonomy classification year.

Gruiformes order contains a wide variety of birds, both in size and other features. Explore order Gruiformes, families, habitats, diets and characteristics.

Waterfowl birds belong to the bird order, which includes about 160+ bird species namely Geese, Swans, and Ducks. Find types of waterfowl birds & features here.

Birds are some of the most successful vertebrate animals on Earth. Explore different types of birds, their characteristics, and 40 orders of bird families.