Here are some interestingly famous monkey stories out there! One popular story is that of a monkey that was washed up on shore from a French shipwreck. People thought the monkey was some spy and so they killed the poor monkey.

This story has been questioned over whether or not it is in fact a myth, but the region of Hartpool is known as Monkey Hanger now days. Here is a list of some groups of famous monkeys that you might recall … cochesya.es

Monkeys Used in Experiments
Able – (Rhesus Macaque) and Baker – (Peruvian Squirrel Monkey), both female, the first monkeys sent into space to survive the experience. They were launched on 28 May 1959 in the nose cone of a Jupiter AM-18 missile as a test of NASA’s launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and procedures for retrieving astronauts after splashdown. Able died a few months after the mission, but Baker lived another 25 years.

Britches – removed from his mother at birth, Britches was left alone with his eyes sewn shut as part of a study into blindness. He was rescued by the Animal Liberation Front, which publicized the condition he was found in, and the experiment was shut down.

Gordo (also known as Old Reliable) – He was launched in the US Jupiter AM-13 Rocket in 1958, but was lost after a technical failure at the end of the mission.
Hellion – (Capuchin) trained by Mary Joan Willard to assist disabled people, was the first trainee to be placed. Starting in 1977, Hellion is still helping Robert Foster (a quadriplegic) with chores and general assistance.

Miss Sam – (Rhesus Macaque) sent into space under the Little Joe program in 1960
Semos – a nine-year-old male rhesus macaque at the Oregon National Primate Research Center who supplied the skin cells that for the first time, scientists were able to successfully derive embryonic stem cells.