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Who doesn’t love monkeys and apes? They’re cute, weird, scary, and of course, hilarious. Whether you’re watching them at the zoo, monitoring the poor things for research purposes, or just trying to smuggle them under your hat, monkeys are a barrel of fun and surprises. Take a break and check out this list of 10 hilarious real-life stories involving monkeys.

Primal Attraction: This odd but true story involves two female California gorilla handlers who claim that they were fired for “refusing to expose their breasts to a 300-pound gorilla.” The handlers were responsible for the ape at The Gorilla Foundation and were supposedly “pressured” into giving in to the gorilla’s nipple fetish by showing him their breasts.
Monkey Burglars are the New Cat Burglars: A London man was shocked to come home to an uninvited guest. A large chimpanzee had broken into his home through a window and was making off with his cell phone. Afraid of sustaining serious injuries the man didn’t try to get his phone back, but the chimp has been on a spree, robbing at least one other home in the area. Who knows, maybe the chimp was just trying to phone home!
How did that get there?: In August 2007, a man was detained at New York City’s La Guardia airport for traveling with a marmoset monkey under his hat. The man traveled with the monkey from Lima, Peru, to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and then on to New York. According to the article, “When passengers noticed the fist-sized primate on the flight, they asked the man “if he knew he had a monkey on him.” Um, we bet he did.
Sexy Monkey: In this story, the author’s mother worked at the Denver Zoo where she earned a very special admirer, Bungee the spider monkey. Bungee attached himself to different workers in different ways, and the author’s mother ultimately became “the source of his monkey erections.” He writes, “anytime my mom walked by, Bungee was suddenly at full salute. Maybe it was her red hair. When they moved Bungee back in with the other spider monkeys in the outdoor exhibit, he’d still show his affection — sticking his lanky arms in the air and running toward her at half-mast every time she passed.”