Another amazing story about a monkey is that of Whiplash and his owner Tommy Lucia who purchased Whiplash as a baby from the widow of an animal enthusiast in Miami, Florida.

As Lucia raised the young monkey, he introduced him to balancing on a saddle, then to the family’s dogs. Over time, the dogs became used to carrying the capuchin. Whiplash has been riding since age two and travels with The Tommy Lucia Review, appearing at rodeos in North America and Europe.

Since 2004, he has starred in a series of television advertisements for the fast-food chain Taco John’s. He has also appeared on ESPN Good Morning America, and The Today Show. On January 29th 2009, Whiplash was knighted in St. Paul Minnesota by the St.

Paul Winter Carnival royalty at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub near the Xcel Energy Center.