Our simian friends are said to be our closest living relative but sometimes it’s hard to see a strong likeness. However, there are some monkeys which are determined to remind humans just how closely we’re related. Check out these amazing monkey feats that make them look just like humans!
Get cooking
Apes and monkeys are usually pretty happy with raw fruit but one particular bonobo decided to turn up the heat. After seeing cave men cooking over fire on TV, 31-year-old Kanzi wanted to learn and so his human companions taught him to use a frying pan and utensils. If that weren’t enough Kanzi can even light his own matches - stand back everyone!
Money
A group of monkeys in Connecticut have learned about the value of money, according to research. It took a few months for the monkeys to grasp the concept but eventually understood that the money was a token of value and could be swapped for grapes or Jell-O. Changing the prices of each item changed the monkey’s spending behaviour, showing that they really had grasped the idea.
Prostitution
Once the monkeys understood the basic principle of money, they quickly tired of restricting themselves to grapes and Jell-O and opted for more inventive rewards. Stealing a coin, one monkey swapped it for sexual favours from a fellow chimp who then spent it on a grape.
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