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Human
Origins Program at
the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History.
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Two species of lesser apes—11 white-cheeked gibbons housed in three groups and a pair of siamangs—live at Gibbon Ridge. |
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Gorillas |
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Seven western lowland gorillas—three males, and three females, including a baby born on January 10, 2009—live at the Zoo's Great Ape House.  Meet the GorillasGorilla Facts |
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Lemurs |
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The Zoo currently houses seven ring-tailed lemurs and two red-fronted lemurs at Lemur Island. Two red-ruffed lemurs live in the Small Mammal House. |
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Orangutans |
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Four adult orangutans (three females and one male) and two juveniles (one female and one male) live at the Zoo in the Great Ape House. |
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Black howler monkeys |
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A male and female pair of black howler monkeys occupies an outdoor enclosure behind the Small Mammal House. |
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Meet the Black HowlersOther Primates at the Zoo |
These primates live in the Small Mammal House. |
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 Geoffroy's tufted-eared marmoset |
 golden lion tamarin |
 golden headed lion tamarin |
