Why Haven't We Domesticated Monkeys?

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Help stop the worst parts of factory farming: https://www.farmkind.giving/minuteearth Monkeys seem like they would be great companions and even helpers, but they have a number of traits that make them terrible candidates for domestication. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Domestication: The long term, multi-generational process of selectively breeding animals to modify their traits to make them more useful to humans. Zoonosis: An infection spread between animals and humans. Domestication, monkeys, capuchin, primate, zoonosis, pet monkey SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Arcadi Garcia i Rius | Storyboard Artist Sarah Berman | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Henry Reich • Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Conly, J., & Johnston, B. (2008). The infectious diseases consequences of monkey business. The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology, 19(1), 12–14. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/970372 Rossin, J. (2021). When Comic Books Sold Live Monkeys. Mental Floss. Retrieved from: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648321/when-comic-books-sold-live-monkeys