Why do monkeys like bananas?

Question

Why do monkeys like bananas?

Answer 1

Why do men like s*x and women clothes?

Answer 2

its good?

Answer 3

They probably like peeling it.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

its not that they like bananas. they like every fruit they come front to. they also eat bugs. its the cartoons that fooled people to think that monkeys prefer bananas than any other fruits.

Answer 6

Cause its an abundant resource for them.

Answer 7

Well... really... they like any fruit.

But their native habitat is where bananas are grown.

Since they are grown on trees, they have easy access to them, while other animals (or predators) cannot go.

Answer 8

A monkey's tastes are similar to a human's. They like sweet foods because they provide a lot of energy, and in the case of fruits, nutrients. So really, they like all fruits.

In the early cartoon era, artists depicting monkeys had them eating bananas because it was an easy fruit to draw, was very recognizable to Americans, and was known to come from jungle climates like the monkeys. Really, banana love is a kind of monkey stereotype.

Answer 9

Well their sweet and what else is there in the jungle that doesn't taste like c**p.

Answer 10

Because they grow from trees that they like to hang out at

Answer 11

Why do you like asking dumb questions?