Monkey Facts & Trivia
Monkey Facts
- Apes and spider monkeys swing arm-to-arm in trees, but most monkeys don’t. Instead, they run across branches.
- Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.
- A group of monkeys is called a “troop.”
- Monkeys can grasp with both their fingers and their toes.
- Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their tails. Apes have no tails.
- There are currently 264 known monkey species.
- Apes are not monkeys.
- Different monkey species eat a variety of foods, such as fruit, insects, flowers, leaves and reptiles.
- Most monkeys have tails.
- Monkey are part of the primate family.
- Monkeys can live in trees, grasslands, mountains , forests or on high plains.
- Monkeys eat fruit, grass, leaves, eggs, insects and spiders.
- While many monkey species are not in danger, there are some that are very close to extinction.
- Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions, and body movements to communicate.
- It is common for monkeys to carry tuberculosis, hepatitis, and simian herpes B
- Old World monkeys have 32 teeth. New World monkeys have 36.
- Some monkeys live on the ground, while others live in trees.
- Groups of monkeys are known as a ‘tribe’, ‘troop’ or ‘mission’.
- Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest type of monkey.
- The Mandrill is the largest type of monkey.
- Spider monkeys get their name because of their long arms, legs and tail.
- Monkeys also have their own unique set of fingerprints just like humans.
- Monkeys swing on trees to stay away from predators.
- Monkeys have an IQ of 174.
- The loudest monkey is the Howler Monkey.
- The monkey is the 9th animal that appears on the Chinese zodiac, appearing as the zodiac sign in 2016.
- When a troop of howler monkeys yell, they can be heard for up to three miles.
- Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their tails. Apes have no tails
- Kingdom:
Animalia - Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
Monkey Movies
- Space Chimps (2008)
- Curious George (2006)
- Monkey Bone (2001)
- Dr. Dolittle (1998)
- Hanuman (1998)
- Monkey Trouble (1994)
- Dunston Checks In (1996)
- Project X (1987)
Monkey Songs
- Brass Monkey, by Beastie Boys
- Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey, by The Beatles
- Monkey, by Counting Crows
- Monkey Gone To Heaven, by The Pixies
- Monkey Man, by The Rolling Stones
- Monkey Wrench, by Foo Fighters
- Proudest Monkey, by Dave Matthews Band
- Shake Me Like a Monkey, by Dave Matthews Band
- Shock Monkey, by Peter Gabriel
- Sleepy Monkey, by Widespread Panic
- Tweeter and the Monkey Man, by Traveling Wilburys
Famous Monkeys
- Abu, from the movie “Aladdin”
- Binks,from movie “Outbreak” (1995) and “George of the Junge”
- Boots, from the animated TV show “Dora the Explorer”
- Curious George, from the movie “Curious George”
- Dunston, from the movie “Dunston Checks In”
- Rafiki, from the movie “The Lion King”
- Mason, from the movie “Madagascar”