Monkey's like monkey butts
A new study found that male monkeys will give up their juice rewards in order to ogle pictures of female monkey's bottoms. The way the experiment was set up, the act is akin to paying for the images, the researchers say.
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Monkey facts and facts about monkeys.
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One difference between chimpanzees and monkeys
A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
What is the noisiest land animal?
Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.
Fun fact about dating
A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey.
A fact about dating
A wise monkey never monkies with another monkey's monkey.
Monkeys
Monkeys are the only animals that eat bananas
A not-surprising fact about spider monkeys
Spider monkeys like banana daiquiris.
Can Devon Rex cats be trained?
Devon Rex cats are playful and smart enough to learn tricks like fetch and walking on a leash, which is a big part of their reputation as a "monkey in a cat suit."
What is the difference between Old World and New World monkeys?
Monkeys are split into Old World monkeys from Africa and Asia and New World monkeys from Central and South America, and only some New World monkeys have prehensile tails that can grab things.
What is the loudest land animal?
Howler monkeys are among the loudest land animals, and their calls can be heard up to about three miles away through the forest.
What is the smallest monkey?
The pygmy marmoset of South America is the world's smallest monkey and weighs only about 3 to 4 ounces as an adult.
What is the largest monkey?
The mandrill is the world's largest monkey and also one of the most colorful mammals, with a bright red and blue face.
Do monkeys use stone tools?
Capuchin monkeys use stones to crack nuts, and archaeologists in Brazil found evidence that they've been doing it for at least 3,000 years.
Which monkeys bathe in hot springs?
Japanese macaques, known as snow monkeys, soak in natural hot springs during cold winters, and research suggests it helps lower their stress levels.
What was the first primate in space?
A rhesus monkey named Albert II became the first primate in space in 1949, when a US V-2 rocket carried him past the edge of space.
Are apes monkeys?
Apes like chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans aren't monkeys. One easy way to tell them apart is that apes don't have tails.
Do monkeys have words for different predators?
Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls for leopards, eagles, and snakes, and other vervets react to each call in the right way, like climbing trees or looking up.
Is there a festival for monkeys?
The city of Lopburi, Thailand, holds an annual Monkey Buffet Festival where the local macaques are served huge piles of fruit and food.
What is Monkey Face?
Monkey Face is a 350-foot rock formation at Smith Rock.
What does "Rh" stand for?
The "Rh" in Rh factor comes from rhesus monkeys.