Do Monkeys Actually Eat Bananas?
Get ready to have your childhood cartoons ruined!
Doesn’t it always seem like our childhood dreams turn out to be horribly, sadly untrue?
No one has ever offered me drugs in an attempt to coerce me into trying them. Most of our oxygen comes from the ocean, rather than from forests or trees. And I’ve yet to be seriously inconvenienced by stepping into a pool of quicksand.
Today, we’re looking at another classic fact from childhood that seems unassailable: monkeys and bananas go together as a classic pairing.
In every cartoon and story from our childhood, from the Jungle Book to Curious George, the monkey is connected to a banana. Monkeys love to eat bananas (and then throw the peels where someone will trip over them for comedic effect).
Is this real? Or is this rotten?
In order to answer this, let’s first look at the history of the banana. Then, we can see how they relate to monkeys, and what an ape’s true thoughts are on this yellow fruit.
Ever Found Seeds In Your Banana?
When you go to the grocery store and pick up a nice, big, golden yellow banana, you’re eating a variety called the Cavendish. It’s soft, tasty, easy to peel — but it’s got no seeds.
