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HelenWonky · 2010-08-13 08:51:40

Just wondering. But if a monkey was taught to read, write, type, do maths, and so on, would it be able to?

If so, I want a pet monkey. big_smile

iamrpk · 2010-08-13 09:13:10

Koko the gorilla understands English, but needs to use sign language to speak. Her vocabulary is less than the average six year old, but it's still amazing.

Blade-Edge · 2010-08-13 10:24:36

I hear if you eat monkey brains, you get some kind of animal power or something.
The monkey probably won't learn math on its own, if that's what you're expecting it to do, but if you train it every day, it might do simple addition and subtraction. Most genius monkeys are bred by teams of scientists extensively

antimonyarsenide · 2010-08-13 10:25:35

Do maths?

steppenwulf · 2010-08-13 10:31:26

The forums are toooo quiet -.-

And no a monkey would not be able to read or write.

antimonyarsenide · 2010-08-13 10:33:37

steppenwulf wrote:
The forums are toooo quiet -.-

And no a monkey would not be able to read or write.

No one's posting at all sad

HelenWonky · 2010-08-13 20:48:50

Monkeys can't read and write because they're never taught too. We can read and write because we are taught how to as children. If you start teaching the monkey when it's a baby, could it learn?

Blade-Edge · 2010-08-13 20:49:41

Probably, but it would be slower than teaching a human, since they aren't as intelligent.

iCode-747 · 2010-08-13 20:54:09

Nope.

They don't have the Fox gene that allows them to form speech.

JeanTheFox · 2010-08-13 21:00:36

iCode-747 wrote:
Nope.

They don't have the Fox gene that allows them to form speech.

They named it that because Foxes are geniuses.

iCode-747 · 2010-08-13 21:01:48

JeanTheFox wrote:
iCode-747 wrote:
Nope.

They don't have the Fox gene that allows them to form speech.
They named it that because Foxes are geniuses.

Aren't Turkeys smarter? tongue

brinkbrink · 2010-08-13 21:05:33

Monkeys are AWESOME! It seems like they can do anything! big_smile

turtlewarrior · 2010-08-13 21:08:58

No idea

Usatt1337 · 2010-08-13 21:25:46

I highly doubt this, because the mental CAPACITY of a monkey is considerably lower then that of a human, so they are basically capable of learning and adapting less then humans are, in general. It would also depend who is raising this monkey, if it was a regular person, definately not. But who knows what it might be capable of doing if it was raised by a scientist.

soupoftomato · 2010-08-13 21:30:42

iamrpk wrote:
Koko the gorilla understands English, but needs to use sign language to speak. Her vocabulary is less than the average six year old, but it's still amazing.

I've done that before.

wiimaster · 2010-08-13 21:32:21

I think so. If it was raised from when it was a baby. Baby monkeys are about as intellectual as a baby human, so I guess if you trained it like a human, possibly.

Survivorduck · 2010-08-13 21:36:20

It's probably possible, but hard since the monkey cant talk or ask questions...
And about the typing: Its possible wink

technoguyx · 2010-08-13 22:42:01

Usatt1337 wrote:
I highly doubt this, because the mental CAPACITY of a monkey is considerably lower then that of a human, so they are basically capable of learning and adapting less then humans are, in general. It would also depend who is raising this monkey, if it was a regular person, definately not. But who knows what it might be capable of doing if it was raised by a scientist.

Exactly what I think.

littletonkslover · 2010-08-13 22:45:30

Possibly a little. I doubt writing though, since there hands are structured a bit differently than a human's. However, I hate when people give the excuse,"Well they aren't nearly as smart as a human so no duuuh."

soupoftomato · 2010-08-13 22:47:45

littletonkslover wrote:
Possibly a little. I doubt writing though, since there hands are structured a bit differently than a human's. However, I hate when people give the excuse,"Well they aren't nearly as smart as a human so no duuuh."

On the Koko website, he started petting a kitten and closing it's cage and such.

littletonkslover · 2010-08-13 22:49:00

soupoftomato wrote:
littletonkslover wrote:
Possibly a little. I doubt writing though, since there hands are structured a bit differently than a human's. However, I hate when people give the excuse,"Well they aren't nearly as smart as a human so no duuuh."
On the Koko website, he started petting a kitten and closing it's cage and such.

I love Koko :T But he's not a monkey.

antimonyarsenide · 2010-08-13 23:17:38

Why don't you keep a chart of how many people say yes/no?

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