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monkey

[muhng-kee] / ˈmʌŋ ki /




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The plot basically sticks to the first seven chapters of the 100-chapter novel, which concerns an engagingly impulsive monkey who obtains superpowers and, to protect his monkey community, enjoys one wily adventure after another.

From Los Angeles Times

His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.

From Science Daily

To report their decision about the shape or color, each monkey indicated its answer by looking in one of four different directions on the screen.

From Science Daily

“In Chinese they call it ‘kill the chicken to scare the monkey,’” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their focus was on monkeys and apes that evolved in Africa, Europe, and Asia, including chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans.

From Science Daily