This is such an animal that everyone admires, and therefore it is interesting to get to know her better. Facts about monkeys will help both adult readers and the smallest nature lovers learn a lot.
1. A monkey is an animal that can recognize itself in a mirror image.
2. Every year, a monkey feast is created in Thailand.
3. The monkey cannot catch a cold.
4. The mood of a monkey can be determined by its appearance: if there is a stretched upper lip, it means that the monkey is aggressive.
5. Male monkeys become bald in the same way as males.
6. Monkeys live from 10 to 60 years.
7. Monkeys spend a huge amount of their free time looking for beauty.
8. Monkeys, warning other relatives of the danger, begin to emit the sound of belching.
9. Monkeys are accustomed to settle in groups, because it is easier to get food in this way.
10. These animals communicate with each other.
11. Very often monkeys were launched into space, because in their own body structure they are similar to humans.
12. Everyone thinks that monkeys feed exclusively on bananas, but this is not so. These animals eat bananas rarely or almost never.
13. Some countries are famous for preparing food from monkeys, and such dishes are a delicacy.
14. Monkeys, like dolphins, have sex for pleasure, not for fertilization and childbearing.
15. Male monkeys spend a lot of time raising children.
16. Gorillas have polygamy families.
17. Chimpanzees, like no other, are born aesthetes, because they can watch the sunset for a long time, admiring it.
18. Monkeys can have offspring throughout the year, and this is not associated with seasonal processes.
19.In nature, there are approximately 400 species of monkeys.
20. Monkeys can joke and swear.
21. Monkey in India is considered a sacred animal.
22. Despite the fact that the structure of ape and a person is similar, the vocal apparatus of these two creatures works in different ways.
23. The howler monkey manages to make sounds that will be heard from kilometers away.
24. It is macaques that learn well.
25. In Japan, turkeys are used to protect crops from monkeys.
26. A yawning monkey does not mean that she is tired, but that she is showing anger towards someone.
27 Monkeys don't wait for spring to mate.
28 In India, for a long time, it was believed that the soul of a dead person lives in a monkey.
29. European culture associates the monkey with the dark forces of humanity.
30. Monkeys are considered primates.
31. Monkeys like warmth, and therefore they choose extremely warm regions for life.
32. In some primate species, the tail is so developed that it can support the weight of the animal itself.
33 There is no speech center in the brain of primates, and therefore it is impossible to teach them to speak.
34. The most famous monkey nursery was located in Sukhumi.
35. Monuments to such an animal were installed in different countries.
36. "King Kong" is the most famous monkey movie.
37 In chess there is a term "monkey game". This means that the opponent is mirroring the moves of the other player.
38. The growth of small monkeys ranges from 12 to 15 centimeters.
39. Monkeys prefer grooming and beauty.
40. The most beautiful primate mother is the female gorilla.
41. If a newborn monkey has lost its mother, then it is "put on its feet" by its aunt (mother's relatives) or her friend.
42. The eating of seafood by monkeys, especially crabs, improves their health.
43. When eating grapefruit, monkeys peel this fruit not only from the skin, but also from the white pulp that is on the surface.
44. Eats chimpanzees twice a day.
45. The size of the testicles in each monkey species may depend on the nature of the sexual and social relationships of the species.
46. Only a few female primates scream during intercourse.
47 Gorillas don't like it when someone encroaches on their property.
48. A monkey is an intelligent, invulnerable and playful animal.
49. A monkey is an independent animal.
50. The monkey is a diplomat.
51.The gorilla is the largest monkey in the world.
52. Monkeys live in nests.
53.Gestation in monkeys lasts approximately 8-9 months.
54 At 3-6 months old, little monkeys begin to walk.
55. In ancient China, the monkey symbolized a positive sign.
56. In ancient times, monkeys were depicted on the walls of stables in Japan and China, because this animal saved horses from diseases.
57 There is only one leader in a pack of monkeys.
58. Up to 3 years old, a small orangutan monkey feeds exclusively on mother's milk.
59. Common monkeys have a tail, but apes do not.
60. Facial expressions, vocalizations and body movements all help monkeys to communicate with each other.
61. Monkeys are capable of transmitting tuberculosis, herpes and hepatitis.
62 Monkeys will never eat banana skins.
63 Great apes can achieve the highest position in a group by urinating under a subordinate individual.
64.The dwarf marmoset is the smallest monkey.
65. Female mothers teach their baby monkeys to care for the oral cavity from a very early age.
66. Monkeys are social animals.
67. Monkeys can get AIDS.
68. Monkeys are familiar with sign language.
69. ARVI monkeys never get sick.
70. The monkey will not be able to describe his own feelings.
