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Darwin
Darwin is a Japanese macaque (snow monkey) who gained international attention in December 2012 after being found wearing a winter coat and diaper in a Toronto IKEA store. The incident earned him the nickname "Ikea Monkey" and made him a viral sensation on social media. Darwin had been kept as a pet,...
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The top alternative to Darwin in 2026 is Imo with a score of 9.2/10, followed by Miss Baker (8.8) and Zhong Zhong (8.6).
Imo
Imo was a female Japanese macaque living on the island of Kōjima, Japan, whose behavior became a foundational case study...
Miss Baker
Miss Baker was a Peruvian squirrel monkey who became one of the first two primates to successfully survive a trip to spa...
Zhong Zhong
Zhong Zhong is a crab-eating macaque born in China in 2017, notable for being one of the first primates successfully clo...
Hua Hua
Hua Hua is a female crab-eating macaque born in China in 2017, recognized as one of the first live primate clones create...
Albert II
Albert II was a rhesus macaque monkey who became the first primate to reach outer space on June 14, 1949. Launched by th...
Able
Able was a rhesus macaque born at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Kansas who became one of the first primates to survive a spa...
Corporal Jackie
Corporal Jackie was a chacma baboon who served as a military mascot with South African forces during World War I, attach...
Tetra
Tetra is a rhesus macaque born in 1999 at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, recognized as the first cloned pr...
Yorick
Yorick, also referred to as Albert VI, was a rhesus monkey who participated in an Aerobee rocket flight on September 20,...
Retro
Retro is a rhesus macaque monkey born in July 2020 who was announced by Chinese researchers in early 2024 as the first h...
Britches
Britches was a stump-tailed macaque monkey used in sensory deprivation experiments at the University of California, Rive...
Uncle Fatty
Uncle Fatty was the nickname given to an obese long-tailed macaque living near Bangkok, Thailand. The animal attracted i...
Pockets Warhol
Pockets Warhol was a Canadian capuchin at Story Book Farm sanctuary whose paintings were exhibited from 2011 to raise fu...
Banana-Sam
Banana-Sam was a squirrel monkey from San Francisco Zoo, notable for being stolen on 31 December 2011 and found alive in...
Natasha
Natasha is a macaque at Israel's Safari Park near Tel Aviv that drew attention in 2004 for walking upright after recover...
Fargam
Fargam was a male Iranian rhesus macaque launched on 14 December 2013 in a Pishgam capsule, reportedly reaching about 12...
Aftab
Aftab was an Iranian rhesus macaque used in the country's 2013 primate spaceflight program, reported as safely returned...
Xing Xing
Xing Xing is a one-armed Tibetan macaque in Zhejiang, China, known online for visits to Yanghu Temple and care from a lo...
Punch-kun
Punch-kun is a Japanese macaque born at Ichikawa City Zoo in 2025, known online for clinging to an IKEA orangutan plush...
Twelves
Twelves was a robust capuchin kept by Brazilian singer Latino, born on 12 December 2012 and followed online before his 2...
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