Were monkeys ever native animals in Britain?

Question

Did monkeys ever exist in the wild in Britain. If so how long ago?

Answer 1

In fact they were but Britain wasn't tropical at the time.

http://ocw.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/gs_science/c...

On page 3 it says that Macaque were in Britain in the Miocene.

Answer 2

Yes! and they are still around.

Answer 3

There's a theory that 55 million years ago, thumb sized primates passed through Britain on their way to the Americas. Today's maps found show the primates clustered along the equator.

Philtdown Man, the well known fake, was controversial from the start as no primate remains had previously been found in the British Isles.

The answer is "maybe briefly 55 million years ago."

Answer 4

It is believed at one time, before the Ice Age that Britain was tropical. The same can be said about Holland, Germany, and Sweden. Of course, this was long ago, back when all continents in the world were connected.

The weather and climate of the continents did not change until a great flood (as described in the Old Testament of the Bible) and underground volcanic activity pushed the plates that Pangea (all connected continents) sat on  in different directions. Everything that broke off from Africa changed. Some areas became colder, some became dryer, etc.

So to answer your question, YES.

At some time, Britain may have had monkeys. It is the same way, researchers are finding wooly rhinoceros and other  big boned animal fossils (that are of African origin) in Europe.

Researchers  have also found mammoth-herd fossils in North America, which were well preserved  from mudslides.