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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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