Zach Galifianakis

Comedians paint ourselves into corners all the time, and tastes in comedy change. The guy in 'The Hangover' was a really fun character to do, and it was easy to do. But you have to find other things because audiences will let you do that for a little bit, and then they're like, 'What else do you have for us, monkey?

American Actor

Kevin-Prince Boateng

I could hear from the crowd some monkey noises, and this went on for about 25 minutes. Every time I touched the ball, I could hear the crowd. I said to myself, 'In this kind of environment, in this situation, I don't want to play football anymore.

German Athlete

Jay Reatard

During the writing process, I tend not to listen to too much music. I obviously wear a lot of influences on my sleeve, but if I was listening to too many records, I would turn into too much of a monkey.

American Musician

Dani Shapiro

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.

American Author

Fred Willard

I saw the 'Wizard of Oz' recently and realized that, all my life, I thought they were real monkeys with wings. That's how scary that movie was for me.

American Comedian

Harland Williams

I think life would be so much funnier if every day you saw someone walking down the street getting hit in the head by a monkey, don't you?

Canadian Actor

Franz Grillparzer

Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.

Austrian Poet

Henry James

Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.

American Writer

Jimi Hendrix

Ben Bradlee

American Editor

Although cute, monkeys are wild animals, not pets, and can be dangerous.

Not a Pet

Monkeys are often associated with tropical forests and zoos in conversation.

Habitat Context

Monkeys are smart and can use tools, relevant in discussions about animal intelligence.

Intelligent Creatures

Calling someone a 'monkey' can be playful and show affection, not always negative.

Affectionate Tease

Be cautious when using 'monkey' to describe a person as it could offend if misunderstood.

Avoid Insult

In some cultures, the term can be viewed as a racial slur; use with great care.

Cultural Sensitivity

To 'monkey with' implies a careless or playful interaction, not a serious attempt to fix.

Casual Interference

Using 'monkey' as a verb implies a lack of expertise in the area of meddling.

Not a Specialist

In UK slang, a 'monkey' is £500. It's useful to know in British contexts or when watching UK shows.

Slang for Money

Using 'monkey' for money often conveys a playful or casual attitude towards the sum involved.

Light-hearted Tone

 They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet. What impact does being kept as a pet have on the primate? They can suffer both physically and psychologically. These abnormal behaviours that they have are life long. And is it right that you can even own one in the first place?

Should Primates be Kept...

 to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling you think you feel in your soul is just biology's way to make you continue our species. Nature has selected you to have crushes on hotties, just like it makes monkeys have crushes on hot monkeys, and biology marches on.

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 So now we faced, you know, a little bit of a problem here. How are we actually going to ask monkeys about money if they don't actually use it? So we said, well, maybe we should just, actually just suck it up and teach monkeys how to use money. So that's just what we did.

Laurie Santos: How...

 monkey will and could affect the entire ecosystem? Yes, definitely. That is why it's also so important to to protect them. So you've sent us a little clip of what you get up to in your day to day life. So let's take a little look at that.

The Spider Monkeys of...

 animals can make a sound that's like a combination air-raid siren and heavy metal guitar solo the fact is howler monkeys are considered to be among the loudest animals on earth well you be the judge

Howler Monkeys PIPE...

 clear water yeah and have monkeys i know it's such a bizarre sight you know i've filmed primates all over the world but there's nowhere that it's like this you know there's nowhere where they're

A Collection Of Wild...

 And you’re being such a gentleman. I'm very proud of you. They are getting on so well. You know, monkeys are into everything. And now that we have two fold monkeys there's going to be no peace.

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 some of these wild animals come to the vet's attention a family of howler monkeys visits the centre every day helping themselves to leftovers

Botfly Larvae Removed...

 cities deal with water like the monkey hole food in it she unconsciously is it this park is the place to hold the

Designing urban spaces...

 this miniature world has it's very own miniature squirrel sized monkey a golden

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