Monkey

A monkey is any haplorhine primate not belonging to the family Tarsiidae, Hylobatidae, Pongidae, or Hominidae. This does not correspond to any taxon; it is divided into Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) and New World monkeys (Callitrichidae and Cebidae), but the catarrhines include the apes as well as the Old World monkeys.

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The Monkey is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits.

See also: List of famous monkeys