I'm not sure where the myth that monkeys eat bananas started — I personally suspect Curious George — but it's time for it to stop. Wild monkeys don't eat them. "The entire wild monkey-banana ...

A zoo has banned its monkeys from eating bananas – after nutritionists said it was the equivalent of humans eating cake and chocolate. Amy Plowman, head of conservation at Paignton Zoo in Devon ...

the bananas’ high sugar content could cause the monkeys to develop diabetes or similar conditions. “It can also cause gastrointestinal problems as their stomachs are mostly adapted to eating ...

Monkeys have been banned from eating bananas at a British zoo because those grown for people are too sweet and sugary for them. “Giving this fruit to animals is equivalent to giving them cake ...

and commenting, “You're so fat,” as she ... “I brought them to eat at the zoo.” She proceeds to speak directly to the monkey, repeatedly asking if the bananas are delicious and why it ...

“Go ahead and google ‘monkey eating a banana,’ and you’ll see that even most monkeys are peeling the banana before eating it. If monkeys are smart enough to figure this out, we should ...