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9	These are tropes related to nonhuman primates, including monkeys, apes, and lemurs.
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11	Although humans are primates, tropes related to humans should go under HumansAreIndexed, {{Characters}}, or some other, more specific index.
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13	Despite the names, the tropes ButtMonkey, SpotMonkey, UndergroundMonkey, IronButtMonkey, WeNamedTheMonkeyJack, GreaseMonkey, CuriousAsAMonkey, DesignatedMonkey, CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys, KarmicButtMonkey, and SkillMonkey don't usually have anything to do with primates and do not belong here.
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15	!!Tropes
16	[[index]]
17	[floatboxright:
18	'''Categories'''
19	+ HumansAreIndexed
20	]
21	* ApesInSpace: Apes and monkeys sent into space.
22	* BareBottomedMonkey: Primates are humorously depicted with big bare backsides.
23	* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Ape-like cryptids.
24	* BigHeartedBigfoot: Bigfoot is portrayed as a kindhearted or heroic figure
25	* CymbalBangingMonkey: A horrifying-looking wind-up toy monkey.
26	* DungFu: Apes and monkeys are often depicted throwing feces.
27	* EasternZodiac: The monkey is the ninth animal of the zodiac.
28	* EruditeOrangutan: Orangutans depicted as smart.
29	* GentleGorilla: Gorillas who are portrayed as peaceful and easygoing.
30	* IntelligentPrimate: Primates are portrayed as intelligent, often civilized individuals.
31	* KillerGorilla: Great apes, especially gorillas, stereotyped as aggressive and violent beasts.
32	* KillerSpaceMonkey: An ape-like hostile alien.
33	* KingKongCopy: An Expy of the most famous movie ape, Franchise/KingKong.
34	* ManiacMonkeys: Evil, aggressive or otherwise threatening monkeys.
35	* MischiefMakingMonkey: Monkeys are trouble-making [[ThePrankster pranksters]].
36	* MonkeyKingLite: An Expy of Sun Wukong, the monkey protagonist of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
37	* MonkeyMoralityPose: Three monkeys, covering their eyes, ears and mouth respectively.
38	* MonkeysOnATypewriter: A thought experiment suggesting that given infinite time, monkeys pushing random keys on a typewriter can write a literary masterpiece by chance.
39	* {{Nue}}: A chimeric yokai that is stated to have the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the limbs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake.
40	* PowersuitMonkey: A monkey or ape with a human job, usually as a comedy gag.
41	* PrimalChestPound: A character beats their chest like a gorilla.
42	* PrimateVersusReptile: A giant primate and a giant reptile duking it out.
43	* SeaAping: Brine shrimp as instant pets advertised as being primate-like.
44	* SillySimian: A primate is added to bring humor to the situation.
45	* SonOfAnApe: An insult aimed at humans comparing them to non-human apes, especially by non-primate beings.
46	[[/index]]

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