There are over 300 species of monkeys alive today, and the vast majority of these monkeys are completely harmless to humans.
Most of these creatures are peaceful tree dwellers that feed on plants and insects, but some of the larger species are formidable fighters.
Unfortunately apes are often confused as monkeys and monkeys are confused for apes.
In this video I will strictly be focusing on monkeys, but if you would like to see a video based on the deadliest apes, I've already made that video.
In today's video we'll be taking a look at some of the deadliest monkeys in the world, and to find our first species we'll be heading over to Asia.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Rhesus Macaque
3:26 Drill
5:21 Mandrill
7:31 Olive Baboon
9:46 Chacma Baboon
Attributions:
Drill images:
Clément Bardot
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drill_(Mandrillus_leucophaeus).jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Dotun55
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drill_Monkey.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Detroitzoo
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drill_and_Gorilla_.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Cloudtail the Snow Leopard
https://www.flickr.com/photos/blacktigersdream/
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
CIFOR-ICRAF
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor-icraf/
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Drill range map image:
Bamse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(animal)#/media/File:Drill_range_map.svg
CC BY-SA 3.0
Drill skull image:
Klaus Rassinger and Gerhard Cammerer, Museum Wiesbaden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(animal)#/media/File:Mandrillus_leucophaeus_01_MWNH_297.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0
Baboon images:
Charles J. Sharp
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_baboon_%28Papio_anubis%29_with_juvenile.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Kenneth Chiou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinda_baboon#/media/File:Male_Kinda_baboon.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Linda De Volder
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/30939044447
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Francisco Laso
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pancholp/
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.
Creative commons licences: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/
Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed :)
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_macaque
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/florida-monkeys-excreting-rare-disease-that-can-kill-humans-scientists-warn
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/monkey-kidnapped-baby-killed-india-a8285826.html
https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/16/boy-10-killed-vicious-monkey-ripped-intestines-19832774/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(animal)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_baboon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61878828
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacma_baboon
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383689/Baboon-burglars-How-gang-kleptomaniac-monkeys-terrorises-estate-South-Africa-residents-scared-leave-house.html
https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/rock-throwing-baboons-break-hikers-legs-exploded-on-impact/