monkey

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Paramount’s hostile bid, which was formally announced Monday, has thrown a monkey wrench into a deal for much of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times

"I texted her," she gestures to her mum Mel, "and I was like, 'Hey Mummy, I got past the social media ban' and she was just like, 'Oh, you monkey'."

From BBC

The plot basically sticks to the first seven chapters of the 100-chapter novel, which concerns an engagingly impulsive monkey who obtains superpowers and, to protect his monkey community, enjoys one wily adventure after another.

From Los Angeles Times

His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.

From Science Daily

To report their decision about the shape or color, each monkey indicated its answer by looking in one of four different directions on the screen.

From Science Daily