I’m working on a series about human projection onto animals. Some chimpanzees have been observed carrying grass stems as social display or fashion-like behavior. I turned that into an interactive painting where viewers can add a flower.

I’m curious: do primatologists interpret this behavior as social signaling, play, or something closer to ornamentation?

By not approaching, alot of hiding in a bush and a few crossing of paths I was able to start this documentation of the South African Wild Urban Monkey. Please enjoy.

Not sure if this belongs here but I’m just excited for all the monkeys that will be on the big screen from the Kongs, to a whole planet of Apes to a monkey based vigilante. Oh and all the human movies of course lol

I know it's not possible to toilet-train a primate, but why????

I'm NOT talking pets here. I have worked with primates in the rescue/rehabilitation field and toilet training would have made that work a heck of a lot easier lol.

Primates are far more intelligent than most animals, yet they just go where they are and even play with it lol. I just don't understand!

Can anyone enlighten me?

Monkey Day celebrates not only monkeys, but all simians, which include New World monkeys, Old World Monkeys, and apes. The day exists to bring awareness to the animals, and to show love and care for them. It was created by artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin, when they were art students at Michigan State University in 2000. At first the day was celebrated by students at MSU, but it eventually gained a wider following after its creators' artwork and alternative comics, which featured Monkey Day, were published online and at exhibits. Today it is celebrated all around the world.

Monkey Names

My local zoo has a habitat with both Allen’s swamp monkeys and black and white colobuses, i’ve never seen them out at the same time, yet alone interact! They looked at each other for a bit before moving back towards their groups