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Monkeys:Facts You May Not Know

Monkeys are generally considered intelligent animals. They are used in experiments because they can learn skills quickly. Monkeys groom each other to show affection and make peace. A group of monkeys is called a troop. Mother monkeys carry their young stuck to their bodies until they can walk on their own. Monkeys have opposable thumbs and some can weigh up to 45 kgs.

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Monkeys:Facts You May Not Know

Monkeys are generally considered intelligent animals. They are used in experiments because they can learn skills quickly. Monkeys groom each other to show affection and make peace. A group of monkeys is called a troop. Mother monkeys carry their young stuck to their bodies until they can walk on their own. Monkeys have opposable thumbs and some can weigh up to 45 kgs.

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Monkeys :Facts you may not know

The origins of the word "monkey" are unclear. It could come from Moneke
, the name of the son of Martin the Ape in a medieval animal story. It
appears also to be related to manikin, from the Dutch manneken ("little
man").

Intelligent!
Monkeys are generally considered to be
intelligent.

The first monkey in space was Albert II


who flew in the US-launched V-2
rocket on June 14, 1949.

Monkeys are also used in various


experiments as they are intelligent
enough & pick up skills very fast .

Lord Hanuman

Monkeys are worshipped in India; they


are believed to represent the Lord
Hanuman.

Grooming
All monkeys like to be clean so they have a
barber monkey clean out their fur. The
barber monkey's payment is the bugs in its
customer's hair.
Monkeys express affection and make
peace with others by grooming each other.
Chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans all
catch cold, but curiously monkeys do not.

Performer

In Africa, South Asia Monkeys are trained to do certain


gymnastic activities ,they are great entertainers after training

A group of monkeys is called a


"troop."A group of monkeys may be
referred to as a mission or a tribe.
Did you know that when monkeys
yawn it's sometimes because they are
tired, and sometimes because they are
mad?
Monkeys peel their bananas and do
not eat the skins.
Monkey brains are eaten as a delicacy
in parts of South Asia, Africa and China

Caring Mother!

Mother Monkey carries its kid ,stuck to its body ,


till the time it is able walk/take care of himself.

Few more Facts


Monkeys can weigh up to 45
kgs. Their tails can be as long as 3
feet. They have opposable thumbs.
The pygmy marmoset, whose body
is only 10 centimetres long, lives in
the forests along the Amazon river,
in South America. It is the smallest
monkey in the world.
Monkeys are great swimmers;
however, they prefer not to be in
the water.
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Do you Know?
The English Language Institute have
campaigned for years to have the plural of
monkey to be changed accordingly to
monkeies - changing the "y" to an "i" and
adding "es".

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