2. What are they?
Monkeys are animals
There are about 260 different types of
monkeys living on earth
Some live in trees and some live in the
savanna
3. Relationship with humans
Kept as pets
Model organisms in laboratories or in
space missions
Service animals
”Monkey helpers”
(=assist quadriplegics and other people
with severe spinal cord injuries or mobility
impairments)
4. Fun fact
“The Monkey is the ninth in the twelve-year
cycle of animals which appear in the
Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese
calendar. The next time that the monkey
will appear as the zodiac sign will be in the
year 2016.” (Monkey. URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey#Physical_description Accessed: 8 Mar 2013)