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Monkey (disambiguation)

Monkey (disambiguation)

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A monkey
Monkey
A monkey is any cercopithecoid or platyrrhine primate. All primates that are not prosimians or apes are monkeys. The 264 known extant monkey species represent two of the three groupings of simian primates...

is a tailed simian primate.
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A monkey
Monkey
A monkey is any cercopithecoid or platyrrhine primate. All primates that are not prosimians or apes are monkeys. The 264 known extant monkey species represent two of the three groupings of simian primates...

is a tailed simian primate.

Monkey may also refer to:
  • Monkey (zodiac)
    Monkey (zodiac)
    The Monkey is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Monkey is associated with the earthly branch symbol 申.- Years and the five elements :...

    , a Chinese zodiacal sign

Music

  • Monkey (dance)
    Monkey (dance)
    The Monkey is a novelty dance, most popular in 1963. The dance was popularized by two R&B records: Major Lance's "The Monkey Time", and The Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey" both Top 10 Pop hits released during the summer of 1963....

    , a novelty dance
  • The Monkees
    The Monkees
    The Monkees were a pop rock quartet assembled by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider in Los Angeles in 1966 for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968...

    , an American pop/rock band
  • "Monkey" (song)
    Monkey (song)
    "Monkey" is a song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #13 on the UK Singles Chart."Monkey" debuted at #42 on July 9, 1988, reaching #1 for two weeks, beginning August 27, 1988....

    , by George Michael
  • Monkey (band)
    Monkey (band)
    Monkey is a third wave ska band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their musical influences include the Skatalites, Prince Buster, the Specials, and non-ska artist Tito Puente. Monkey has released four albums, the first two as independent releases, the next two by Asian Man Records. Their debut...

    , a California ska band
  • "Monkey," a song by Harry Belafonte on the album Jump Up Calypso
    Jump Up Calypso
    Jump Up Calypso is an album by Harry Belafonte, originally released in 1961. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.Backing musicians include The Trinidad Steel Band.- Track listing :...

  • "Monkey," a song by Bush on the album Sixteen Stone
    Sixteen Stone
    Sixteen Stone is the debut album of British Rock band Bush. Released in 1994 through Trauma Records, it boasted numerous successful singles and is widely regarded as the band's most popular album....

  • "Monkey," a song by Low on the album The Great Destroyer
    The Great Destroyer
    The Great Destroyer is a 2005 album by the slowcore band Low. It was their first effort on Sub Pop Records."California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was the first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings". A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled Tonight the Monkeys Die, soon followed...

  • "Monkeys," a song by Echo & the Bunnymen on the album Crocodiles
    Crocodiles (album)
    Crocodiles is the debut album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 18 July 1980 in the United Kingdom and on 17 December 1980 in the United States. The album reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart...


Other media and entertainment

  • Monkey (novel), a translation by Arthur Waley of the Chinese story Journey to the West
  • Monkey (TV series)
    Monkey (TV series)
    Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series , based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television and International Television Films in association with NHK.The series ran for two seasons of 26...

    , a live-action TV series based on Journey to the West
  • Monkey: Journey to the West
    Monkey: Journey to the West
    Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, together with the British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett.The production...

    , a stage adaptation of Journey to the West
  • Monkey D. Luffy
    Monkey D. Luffy
    , or "Straw Hat Luffy" as he is often referred to as, is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the anime and manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda...

    , a character in the anime series One Piece
  • "The Monkey"
    The Monkey
    "The Monkey" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in Gallery magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's anthology Skeleton Crew in 1985.-Plot Summary:...

    , a short story by Stephen King
  • Monkey (advertising character), a puppet sock monkey appearing in advertisements
  • Monkey, a character in the TV series Dexter's Laboratory

Other uses

  • a model in the Honda Z series
    Honda Z series
    The Honda Z-Series refers to the lineage of mini bikes manufactured by Honda Motorcycles. Though Honda's official model designations are typically Z50A, Z50J, Z50M, Z50R and ZB50, they are more commonly referred to as the "Monkey" or "Gorilla" because of the way people are said to look when riding...

     of motorcycles
  • Monkey (web server)
    Monkey (web server)
    Monkey HTTP Daemon is a very fast and lightweight Web server just for Linux written in the C programming language,and is licensed as free software under the GNU General Public License....

  • a London slang
    London slang
    London slang is a mixture of words and phrases from around the globe. It reflects the diverse ethnic and cultural makeup of the city's population. Because London occupies such a dominant economic position in the United Kingdom, slang originally unique to the city has spread across the UK....

    term meaning £500