One of the most special abilities of monkeys is this...

The Opposable Thumb!

This allows monkeys to fashion tools and sign their approval of things they like.

With The Opposable Thumb, monkeys could build cities if they wanted to. But they are
usually above such trappings.

A monkey-made commercial district if monkeys were to build a city.

The Opposable Thumb also lets monkeys, and apes, use writing utensils.

Here is an ape working on her memoirs. She knows she cant
count on her lie-about, near-do-well children to be a lasting legacy
for her after she is gone. The written word is the only way to live on forever.

Scientific update!

Scientists ask, "Can monkeys talk?" Lets find out! Follow this link to see the
results of their painstaking research.

www.sciencetoday.edu/canmonkeystalkornotstudy/science/technology/peerreviewed