http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/curiousgeorge Questions tagged with 'curiousgeorge' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0800 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/95790/Is%2DCurious%2DGeorge%2Dreally%2Da%2Dmonkey So, is Curious George really a monkey? Can you identify what species of monkey or ape he might be? After being seriously over-exposed to Curious George and the admonitions to "Be a good little monkey," I am starting to think that he probably isn't a monkey. For starters, he doesn't have a tail. Isn't that the key distinction between apes and monkeys? Also, isn't he rather large for a monkey? I think he might be a chimpanzee, but in the illustrations and TV show, he's brown, not black. <br> <br> So, is Curious George really a monkey? Can you identify what species of monkey or ape he might be?<br> <br> I have a child who is nearly 3 and I clearly have been getting too much George on TV, books, and the computer. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.95790 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0800 ape curiousgeorge illustrations monkey mausburger