About monkey

1. What is special about a monkey?
2. What are 3 interesting facts about monkeys?
3. How would you describe a monkey?
4. Where do monkeys live?
5. What are monkeys favorite food?
6. How smart is a monkey?
7. What do monkeys sleep?
8. Why do monkeys throw poop?
9. What animals do monkeys hate?
10. Do monkeys smell?
11. Do monkeys eat bananas?
12. What are monkeys physical characteristics?

What is special about a monkey?

They can even use leaves to scoop water up in and drink. Monkeys are like humans in many ways. ... Monkeys have a brain that is large for their size and it is part of the reason why they are so intelligent. They are believed to be smarter than other primates including Apes and Lemurs.

What are 3 interesting facts about monkeys?

Some monkeys live on the ground, while others live in trees. Different monkey species eat a variety of foods, such as fruit, insects, flowers, leaves and reptiles. Most monkeys have tails. Groups of monkeys are known as a 'tribe', 'troop' or 'mission'.

How would you describe a monkey?

Monkeys have long arms and legs to help them swing from trees. Some monkeys' tails can wrap tightly around branches, almost like a "fifth limb". This type of tail is 'prehensile'. The smallest known monkey is the pygmy marmoset.

Where do monkeys live?

Most monkeys live in the tropical rainforests of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, or the savannas of Africa.

What are monkeys favorite food?

Monkeys are omnivores. This means that they eat meat and plant-based foods. Most monkeys eat nuts, fruits, seeds and flowers. Some monkeys also eat meat in the form of bird's eggs, small lizards, insects and spiders.

How smart is a monkey?

Monkeys are as smart as a three-year-old child when it comes to solving puzzles. Capuchins, chimpanzees and bonobos were able to pull a piece of string after watching how it released a food reward.

What do monkeys sleep?

Most monkeys actually sleep sitting in the trees, balancing on a branch, often upright, resting upon their bottoms. And that difference in sleeping style explains how well they sleep. The orangutans studied liked to relax, lying down, sleeping on their front and back.

Why do monkeys throw poop?

When chimps are removed from the wild and kept in captivity, they experience stress and agitation, which can cause them to react in the same way – by throwing things. Captive chimpanzees are deprived of the diverse objects they would find in nature, and the most readily available projectile is feces.

What animals do monkeys hate?

Japanese macaques will completely flip out when presented with flying squirrels, a new study in monkey-antagonism has found.

Do monkeys smell?

In addition to being a pet that has involved care, they are also said to have a smell that is several times stronger than a skunk and can be detected up to 164 feet away in the wild. Those connections don't exist in primates and most other animals—explaining why monkeys can't dance.

Do monkeys eat bananas?

Monkeys do enjoy bananas. A study from 1936 even offered monkeys fruits, vegetables, nuts, and bread to see what they would choose to eat more of. Bananas ranked right behind grapes; nuts and bread were last. "Of course monkeys and apes are not stupid and relish eating them once they are exposed to them," Milton said.

What are monkeys physical characteristics?

Monkey Physical Characteristics. ... All Monkeys have fingerprints and just like humans they are unique. They have long legs and arms that are flexible so that they can climb with them. Monkeys don't swing through the trees though like many people believe.