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Post by alextemplet » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:51 pm

It doesn't have hooves, but it is found in the wild in Africa, although very few are left in the wild. It occasionally climbs trees although trees are not its main habitat, and sometimes it eats insects, but they are not a staple of its diet.
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Post by February Beetle » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:51 pm

Is it in the cat family?
Is it a cheetah?
Is it a type of monkey?
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Post by alextemplet » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:29 am

It is neither a cat nor a monkey.
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Post by February Beetle » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:27 am

Is Africa the only place it is found in the wild?
Is it a primate of any kind?
Does this species belong to order Xenarthra?
Is it in order Carnivora?
Does it have a tail longer than 4 inches?
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Post by alextemplet » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:02 am

You're trying very hard, and your hard work shall very soon be rewarded, since I think you're very close.

It is found worldwide.
It is a primate.
It does not belong to xenarthra or carnivora.
It has no tail.
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Post by canalon » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:16 am

I wonder:
Is it a Gorilla ?
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Post by alextemplet » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:57 am

No, it's not a gorilla, but close.
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Post by February Beetle » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:25 am

Is it a Mandrill?
Is it a Chimpanzee?
Is it a Gibbon?
Is it an Orangutan?
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Post by alextemplet » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:34 pm

You're so very, very close! Maybe this wasn't as easy as I'd thought.
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Post by mith » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:53 pm

baboon? sounds like it
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Post by February Beetle » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:02 pm

A baboon is an old world monkey, right?
It is a bonobo?
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Post by alextemplet » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:09 pm

All of these are very, very close, but not quite. Let me recap some of the characteristics before someone gets mad at me:

It is an omnivorous primate that will eat just about anything. It has no tail. Very few remain in the wild (defined as anything outside civilization), and it distribution is worldwide.

Maybe that review will help. If not, keep trying and you're sure to get it.
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