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11 Monkey Facts On Monkey Day 2020 KEY POINTS It is an event that many countries now celebrate to raise awareness about monkeys Below are some monkey facts to celebrate Monkey Day 2020 Monkey Day started with simple joke written on a calendar and students dressing up as monkeys, but it ended up becoming an international holiday that celebrates these primates and raises awareness about the threats they face.  The holiday, celebrated on Dec. 14, dates back to 2000, when Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin were art students at Michigan State University. Sorrow told a Detroit newspaper that h...

Updated Dec 14, 2020 | 06:25 IST World Monkey Day was created by contemporary artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin in the year 2000 when the two were students at Michigan State University. World Monkey Day: Origins, importance & celebrations  Monkey Day, also known as World Monkey Day or International Monkey Day, is an unofficial holiday on December 14 that celebrates 'all things simian' and also raises awareness about different types of monkeys and primates around the world. The day is meant to celebrate 'all things simian', including other non-human primates suc...