The Greatest Monkeys of All Time

Posted by Alex in Animal on July 4, 2008 at 1:05 am


Johnny Wright of our pal YesButNoButYes blog wrote a neat post counting down the 25 greatest monkeys (real and fictional) of all time.

This one to the left is Oliver the "Humanzee":

Oliver has been billed as "The Missing Link" due to his more-human-than-chimp face and his tendency to walk upright. Ollie has toured the world, bringing joy to countless millions. Genetic testing has allegedly shown that Ollie is not the missing link, but I’m not buying.

Link - More on Oliver at Rense - Thanks Johnny!



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6 comments to "The Greatest Monkeys of All Time"

  1. Johnny Wright
    July 4th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Your welcome. Many thanks to Neatorama for your continued support.

    Yours in love and monkeys,

    JW

  2. Rainbow
    July 4th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    What about the gorilla that plays drums in the Cadbury´s ad?

  3. liltrix
    July 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    you know oliver is still alive today!
    he was let go from his circus performing family after he bent the wife over the washing machine and dry humped her.. this is a true story… its in the doco “humanzee” by the bbc

  4. ted
    July 5th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Mostly fictional simians on the list. It kinda shows how dull lists are getting.

  5. JTPednaud
    July 6th, 2008 at 10:23 am

    I wrote an article, which has since shown up and referenced everywhere, regarding the specifics of Oliver last year.

    http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/2007/09/oliver-humanzee.html

    His handler contacted me at the time to inform me that Oliver is currently housed by Primarily Primates. He is close to sixty years old and, while he did suffer a mild stroke a couple years back, he is pretty good shape for a retired bloke.

    A current photo can be viewed at the bottom of:
    http://www.friendsofanimals.org/news/2008/april/chimpanzees-awash-in.h tml

  6. DOJ
    July 8th, 2008 at 12:12 am

    @liltrix - that’s exactly what came to mind when i saw his picture


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