Toronto Animal Services noted that the monkey species can carry a type of herpes dangerous to humans.

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Villages often have at least one monkey per household and the animal is rented out to a local plantation at a modest fee.

ECONOMIST: Monkey business

The Islamic Republic of Iran says it successfully sent a monkey into space on Monday and retrieved the animal alive.

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