- Source: List of individual monkeys
This annotated list of individual monkeys includes monkeys who are in some way famous or notable. The list does not include notable apes or fictional primates.
Monkey actors
Crystal – (brown capuchin) played in The Hangover Part II, Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and as "Annie's Boobs" in Community.
Monkeys used in experiments
Able (rhesus macaque) and Miss Baker (Peruvian squirrel monkey), both female – the first monkeys sent into space who survived the experience. They were launched on 28 May 1959 in the nose cone of a Jupiter AM-18 missile as a test of NASA's launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and procedures for retrieving astronauts after splashdown. Miss Able died a few days after the mission, but Miss Baker lived another 25 years.
Albert I – (rhesus monkey) the first primate and first mammal launched on a rocket (a June 18, 1948 V-2 flight), although it did not reach space.
Albert II – (rhesus monkey) the first primate and first mammal in space, June 14, 1949. Died upon hitting the ground due to a parachute failure
ANDi – (rhesus monkey) the first genetic modified rhesus monkey, born at the Oregon Health & Science University
Britches – (stump-tailed macaque) removed from his mother at birth, Britches was left alone with his eyes sewn shut as part of a study into blindness. He was rescued by the Animal Liberation Front, which publicized the condition he was found in, and the experiment was shut down.
Gordo (also known as "Old Reliable") – (squirrel monkey) He was launched in the US Jupiter AM-13 Rocket in 1958, but was lost after a technical failure at the end of the mission.
Tetra – a rhesus macaque at the Oregon National Primate Research Center who was the first cloned primate, created through splitting.
Other
Corporal Jackie, a baboon of the South African army
Darwin, a Japanese macaque who earned notoriety as the "Ikea Monkey"
Fred, euthanized in March 2011. Fred had a reputation for stealing food anywhere he could, but when he turned too aggressive, he was caught and controversially euthanized.
Jacco Macacco, was a fighting ape or monkey who was exhibited in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s.
Jack, known as Jack the Signalman [1]. This baboon was reputed to have become an expert at working the railroad signals for the Cape Government Railway.
Loon, lived at the San Diego Zoo and was trained to accept blood draws and insulin injections to treat his diabetes.
Maggie the Monkey, a crab-eating macaque who predicted the results of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ramu, arrested and kept behind bars in India for 5 years on the charge of disturbing communal harmony. At the age of three, while under the care of a family, Ramu attacked some children. This sparked communal riots in the Jagannathpur village, ultimately leading to Ramu's arrest.
Twelves (December 12, 2012 – March 20, 2018) was a pet monkey of Brazilian singer Latino.
See also
List of fictional primates
List of individual apes
Monkeys and apes in space
References
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