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Woolly monkey
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<p>The woolly monkeys are the <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> <i>Lagothrix</i> of <a href="/facts/New_World_monkeys/RQ1hJY79">New World monkeys</a>, usually placed in the family <a href="/facts/Atelidae/TEQv4JWs">Atelidae</a>. </p><p>Both species in this genus originate from the <a href="/facts/Rainforest/IEY5TMEc">rainforests</a> of <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. They have <a href="/facts/Prehensile_tail/eguB9Yuy">prehensile tails</a> and live in relatively large social groups. </p>