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Monkey Collection (#4)

"Exploring the Fascinating World of Monkeys: From Endangered Monkey Puzzle Trees to Playful Macaques" Monkey puzzle trees

Background imageMonkey Collection: DANCING BEAR. Wood engraving, 19th century

DANCING BEAR. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageMonkey Collection: This mural is common to many monasteries and tells the story of co-operation

This mural is common to many monasteries and tells the story of co-operation and unity amongst Buddha and his three disciples

Background imageMonkey Collection: Chimpanzees in the African jungle

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Monkey and the Cat

The Monkey and the Cat
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT A monkey persuades a cat to steal chestnuts roasting on the fire; the monkey eats the nuts and the cat gets the blame

Background imageMonkey Collection: Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus), Amazon state, Brazil, South America

Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus), Amazon state, Brazil, South America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkeys playing music

Monkeys playing music

Background imageMonkey Collection: Patas Monkey CAN 1454 Erythrocebus patas © John Cancalosi / ardea. com

Patas Monkey CAN 1454 Erythrocebus patas © John Cancalosi / ardea. com
CAN-1454 Patas MONKEY- on branch Erythrocebus patas John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkeys at Tiger Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Monkeys at Tiger Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Background imageMonkey Collection: Unappreciated! By Lawson Wood

Unappreciated! By Lawson Wood
Two bears teasing a orangutan with a toy monkey. Date: 1930

Background imageMonkey Collection: Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) adult male, close-up of head, Labuk Bay, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) adult male, close-up of head, Labuk Bay, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Background imageMonkey Collection: Primate brain evolution

Primate brain evolution. Conceptual computer artwork of a brain (centre) with a monkey head (left) and a human head (right), representing the evolution of primate brains

Background imageMonkey Collection: Barbary Ape JPF 7000 Licking dew from a young Atlantic Cedar. Morocco, Northern Africa

Barbary Ape JPF 7000 Licking dew from a young Atlantic Cedar. Morocco, Northern Africa
JPF-7000 Barbary Macaque / Barbary Ape / Rock Ape - Licking dew from a young Atlantic Cedar Morocco, Northern Africa. Macaca sylvana Calling this species an ape is misleading

Background imageMonkey Collection: Woolly Monkey AW 3153 Lagothrix lagotricha © Adrian Warren / ARDEA LONDON

Woolly Monkey AW 3153 Lagothrix lagotricha © Adrian Warren / ARDEA LONDON
AW-3153 Humboldts Woolly / Brown-headed MONKEY - in tree, holding leaf. Jurua. Brazil Lagothrix lagotricha aka Wooly Monkey Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageMonkey Collection: Celebes Black Apes

Celebes Black Apes
Even a female Celebes black ape has to tolerate her young

Background imageMonkey Collection: Vervet monkey nursing, Moremi game reserve, Botswanan

Vervet monkey nursing, Moremi game reserve, Botswanan
SM-2757 Vervet Monkey - nursing Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana Cercopithecus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageMonkey Collection: Wall painting showing animal interdependence, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Wall painting showing animal interdependence, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Background imageMonkey Collection: De Brazza's Monkey - showing tail  

De Brazza's Monkey - showing tail  
KF-11657 De brazzas / DeBrazza's Guenon MONKEY SE Cameroon to Ethiopia Cercopithecus neglectus Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageMonkey Collection: Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water - Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan


Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water - Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan

JPF-10209 Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan Macaca fuscata Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageMonkey Collection: Red Uakari / Bald Uacari - Lago Preto - Iquitos - Peru

Red Uakari / Bald Uacari - Lago Preto - Iquitos - Peru
MAR-775 Red Uakari / Bald Uacari Lago Preto - Iquitos - Peru Cacajao calvus rubicundus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageMonkey Collection: Black Spider Monkey Madre de Dios River. Peru

Black Spider Monkey Madre de Dios River. Peru
WAT-13375 Black Spider Monkey Madre de Dios River - Peru Ateles paniscus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageMonkey Collection: Long-haired Black Spider Monkey Amazonas, Brazil

Long-haired Black Spider Monkey Amazonas, Brazil
NG-740 Long-haired Black Spider Monkey Amazonas, Brazil. Ateles belzebuth chamek Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageMonkey Collection: Squirrel Monkey Guyana, South America

Squirrel Monkey Guyana, South America
KL-415 Squirrel Monkey Guyana, South America Saimin sciureus Keith & Liz Laidler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageMonkey Collection: Japanese Macaque Mother & baby, Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Shia Highlands, Honshu, Japan

Japanese Macaque Mother & baby, Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Shia Highlands, Honshu, Japan
JPF-10236 Japanese Macaque Monkey - Mother & baby Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Shia Highlands, Honshu, Japan Macaca fuscata Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey

Capuchin Monkey
FG-2175 Tufted / Black-capped / Brown CAPUCHIN MONKEY Cebus apella Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey, Nazca (Nasca) Lines

Monkey, Nazca (Nasca) Lines, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Borneo

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Borneo

Background imageMonkey Collection: Paul Gauguin, The Mermaid and the Monkey, French, 1848-1903, color woodcut on china paper

Paul Gauguin, The Mermaid and the Monkey, French, 1848-1903, color woodcut on china paper

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus macrocephalus). displaying submissive behavior. Captive, Peru

Brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus macrocephalus). displaying submissive behavior. Captive, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: A monkey on a small shrine on Ao Nang Beach, Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand

A monkey on a small shrine on Ao Nang Beach, Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkeys at Manuel Antonio Beach, Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province

Capuchin Monkeys at Manuel Antonio Beach, Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) eating banana on tree

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) eating banana on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve

Brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella, Sapajus apella) on tree, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru

Background imageMonkey Collection: Swoyambhunath Monkey Temple, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Swoyambhunath Monkey Temple, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua

Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua

Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua

Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua

Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua

Capuchin Monkey, Reserva de Biosfera Ometepe, Ometepe Island, Rivas State, Nicaragua, Central America

Background imageMonkey Collection: A Titi Pigmeo (Cebuella Pygmaea) born in captivity ten days ago

A Titi Pigmeo (Cebuella Pygmaea) born in captivity ten days ago, rests on the back of its mother at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin May 13, 2011

Background imageMonkey Collection: A baby orangutan looks on at the Singapore Zoo

A baby orangutan looks on at the Singapore Zoo October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageMonkey Collection: Sumatran orangutan sitting on a log in Gunung Leuser National Park, Northern Sumatra

Sumatran orangutan sitting on a log in Gunung Leuser National Park, Northern Sumatra

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey painting a portrait of a cat and a kitten (litho)

Monkey painting a portrait of a cat and a kitten (litho)
6000038 Monkey painting a portrait of a cat and a kitten (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monkey painting a portrait of a cat and a kitten)

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Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey wearing a bonnet (colour litho)

Monkey wearing a bonnet (colour litho)
6000056 Monkey wearing a bonnet (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monkey wearing a bonnet. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.




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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Monkeys: From Endangered Monkey Puzzle Trees to Playful Macaques" Monkey puzzle trees, scientifically known as Araucaria imbricata or Araucaria araucana, are captivating evergreens that have survived for millions of years. These ancient trees, native to South America and now endangered, feature sharp and spiky leaves resembling a puzzle. Their unique appearance has earned them the nickname "monkey puzzle tree. " In Southeast Asia's Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali, visitors can witness the enchanting sight of long-tailed macaques swinging from tree branches. These mischievous primates bring joy to all who encounter them in this sanctuary nestled amidst lush greenery. Picture No. 11014536 captures the playful nature of these macaques as they interact with each other and their surroundings. Picture No. 10909605 showcases their expressive faces filled with curiosity and intelligence. The artistic world also finds inspiration in monkeys' charm and character. Anisetta Evangelisti's poster design featuring a monkey adds a touch of whimsy to any space (Picture No. 10889141). Meanwhile, Picture No. 11675844 portrays an oil painting titled "A Satire of the Folly of Tulip Mania, " where monkeys symbolize human folly through their association with greed. Monkeys hold significant cultural importance too; just look at Gibraltar's Barbary macaque population (Barbary ape). These charismatic creatures roam freely on Europe's only wild primate population habitat (Picture No. 1874 Darwin cartoon by Faustin). Even science recognizes our connection with monkeys through comparative embryology studies conducted by the American Museum of Natural History in 1932 (Picture No. COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY). This chart illustrates how our development shares similarities with various species—from fish embryos to humans—highlighting our shared ancestry.