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Lemur Lemurs (i/?li?m?r/ lee-m?r) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word "lemur" derives from the word lemures (gho…

Enos (chimpanzee) Enos (died November 4, 1962) was the first chimpanzee that was launched into Earth orbit. Enos was purchased from the Miami Rare Bird Farm on April 3, 1…

Ramu Ramu is an 8-year old monkey living in the Baleswar district of the Indian state of Orissa. The monkey was kept behind bars at the Remuna police station in Orissa fo…

Sun Wukong Sun Wukong (simplified Chinese: ?; traditional Chinese: ?; pinyin: Sun Wukong), also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the classical Chinese epi…

Classification The following list shows where the various monkey families (bolded) are placed in the classification of living (extant) primates. ORDER PRIMATES Suborder …

White-headed capuchin The white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the white-faced capuchin or white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey o…

Religion and worship Hanuman, a prominent divine entity in Hinduism, is a Human-like monkey god. He bestows courage, strength and longevity to the person who thinks about…

Winged monkeys Winged monkeys (often referred to in adaptations and popular culture as flying monkeys) are characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, of enough impact be…

Colo (gorilla) Colo (born December 22, 1956) is a Western Gorilla famous for being the first gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world. She is also the oldest…

Ai (chimpanzee) Ai (born in 1976) is a female chimpanzee currently living at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University (acronym KUPRI). She is known for being th…

Gordo Gordo was one of the first monkeys to travel into space. As part of the NASA space program, Gordo, also known as "Old Reliable", was launched from Cape Ca…

Ham the Chimp Ham was born July 1956:245 in Cameroon, captured by animal trappers and sent to Rare Bird Farm in Miami, Florida.:245 He was purchased by the United States …

Orangutan The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainfore…

Koko (gorilla) Koko (born July 4, 1971) is a female gorilla who, according to Francine "Penny" Patterson, is able to understand more than 1,000 signs based on A…

Michael Jackson and Bubbles Bubbles (born 1983) is a common chimpanzee, known for being the one-time pet of American recording artist Michael Jackson, who adopted the pri…

Gargantua (gorilla) Gargantua (1929 - November 1949) was a captive lowland gorilla who was famous in his lifetime and has been credited with saving the Ringling Brothers …