The silk monkey is a particularly rare monkey to spot. She appears only every so often but it can be guaranteed that laughter will follow her wherever she goes. She was last seen in The Millenium Dome which didn't impress her much so she left.

The gibbon is a very furry monkey but also very quick as anyone who has ever tried to catch one will testify. The gibbon likes nothing better than swinging about in forests, but there is a sub-species that has made its home amongst the girders of the Eiffel Tower. It is said that if these gibbons ever leave the tower will fall and Paris will collapse into the sea.

Lionel Hutz's complementary 'Smoking Monkey' became a cult figure after its tremendous cameo role on The Simpsons. The smoking monkey is not real however, and readers are advised against trying this stunt. As it is we may only dream that one day we will be offered a smoking monkey.

These 'Night Monkeys' look like they know something we don't. They probably do. Created by a Mad Scientist 'Night Monkeys' roam the 'night' in packs of three. They break into womens apartments and steal their underwear. The monkeys return in the morning to the Mad Scientist loaden with lingerie. No wonder they're smiling...