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List of historical monkeys

This is a list of historical monkeys (that is, individual monkeys of historical significance).

• Able (a Rhesus Macaque) and Baker (a squirrel monkey), the first animals sent into space by the US to survive the experience. They were launched in May 1959 as a test of NASA's launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and procedures for retrieving astronauts after splashdown. Able died a few months after the mission, but Baker lived another 25 years.
• Katie (a capuchin monkey) - performing monkey, played Marcel in Friends and Anaheim Angels' mascot "Rally Monkey".

Related Topics

• List of fictional monkeys
• List of historical apes (and some other primates)
• List of historical chimpanzees
• List of historical animals

External links

• Florida Today article about Able and Baker
• Famous Monkeys Through History from www.ape-o-naut.org
• Famous monkeys from www.citizenlunchbox.com

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