swap_horiz Punch-kun Alternatives

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Imo

Imo was a female Japanese macaque living on the island of Kōjima, Japan, whose behavior became a foundational case study...

Research Culture 1950S Japanese Macaque

9.20 Excellent

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Miss Baker

Miss Baker was a Peruvian squirrel monkey who became one of the first two primates to successfully survive a trip to spa...

Historic Space 1950S Nasa

8.80 Great

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Zhong Zhong

Zhong Zhong is a crab-eating macaque born in China in 2017, notable for being one of the first primates successfully clo...

Research China 2010S Crab Eating Macaque

8.60 Great

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Hua Hua

Hua Hua is a female crab-eating macaque born in China in 2017 as part of a cloning project at the Chinese Academy of Sci...

Research China 2010S Crab Eating Macaque

8.60 Great

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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...

Historic Space 1940S Rhesus

8.45 Great

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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...

Historic Space 1950S Nasa

8.35 Great

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Corporal Jackie

Corporal Jackie was a chacma baboon who became a military mascot with South African forces during World War I. Albert Ma...

Military Historic Mascot World War I

8.15 Great

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Tetra

Born in 1999 at the Oregon primate research center now known as the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Tetra was a...

Research 1990S Rhesus Cloned

8.10 Great

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Britches

Britches was a stump-tailed macaque monkey used in sensory deprivation experiments at the University of California, Rive...

Research 1980S Rescue Animal Rights

7.90 Good

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Retro

Retro is a rhesus macaque monkey born in July 2020 who was announced by Chinese researchers in early 2024 as the first h...

Research China 2020S Rhesus

7.85 Good

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Darwin

Darwin is a Japanese macaque (snow monkey) who gained international attention in December 2012 after being found wearing...

Canada Viral Ikea 2010S

7.85 Good

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Uncle Fatty

Uncle Fatty was the nickname given to an obese long-tailed macaque living near Bangkok, Thailand. The animal attracted i...

Urban Viral Thailand 2010S

7.05 Good

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Pockets Warhol

Pockets Warhol was a Canadian capuchin at Story Book Farm sanctuary whose paintings were exhibited from 2011 to raise fu...

Artist Canada 2020S Sanctuary

6.95 Fair

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Loon

Loon was a male drill kept at the San Diego Zoo. Born at the Philadelphia Zoo in 1979 and transferred to San Diego in 19...

Drill Medical Zoo San Diego

6.85 Fair

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Banana-Sam

Banana-Sam was a squirrel monkey kept at San Francisco Zoo. On 31 December 2011, the animal was stolen from the zoo and...

San Francisco Zoo Theft 2010S

6.75 Fair

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Natasha

Natasha was a macaque kept at the Safari Park near Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2004 she attracted international media attention...

Israel Viral Zoo Macaque

6.70 Fair

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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...

China Viral Wild Tibetan Macaque

6.35 Fair

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Missy

Missy is a golden lion tamarin at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, recorded as the 13-year-old mother of a rare infant born ther...

UK Zoo 2020S Breeding

6.10 Fair

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Duoredo

Duoredo is a golden lion tamarin kept at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, England. Golden lion tamarins are small, orange-gold p...

UK Zoo 2020S Breeding

6.05 Fair

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Ana Paula

Ana Paula was a capuchin monkey associated with Brazilian singer Latino. She was reportedly given to him in 2018 after t...

Celebrity Pet Brazil 2020S

5.35 Mediocre