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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…