From the brightly colored DeBrazza's monkey
to the tiny Geoffrey's tamarin, primates of all shapes, sizes and
colors can be seen swinging
and bounding through the trees inside the Helen Brach Primate
House.
Originally opened
in 1927, the historic primate house once was lined
with small, sterile cages typical of the first zoos. However, a
two-year renovation of the building’s interior, completed
in 1992, created eight, naturalistic exhibits that replicate the
native habitats of
the primates that make their home at Lincoln Park Zoo today. A
large outdoor habitat provides additional play space for white-cheeked gibbons
during the warmer months.
Learn how these peculiar primates use pheromones to control breeding. 
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| Allen's swamp monkey | Allenopithecus nigroviridis | | Black howler monkey | Alouatta caraya | | Black-and-white colobus | Colobus guereza | | Bolivian gray titi | Callicebus donacophilus | | De Brazza's monkey | Cercopithecus neglectus | | Drill | Mandrillus leucophaeus | | Francois' langur | Trachypithecus francoisi francoisi | | Geoffey's marmoset | Callithrix geoffroyi | | Goeldi's monkey | Callimico goeldii | | Pied tamarin | Saguinus bicolor | | White-cheeked gibbon | Hylobates concolor leucogenys |
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