A "threat" face (open mouth, ears and forehead forward, presumed to be the expression for anger, when a monkey is threatening others)
A wild monkey which appears to be smiling, pouting its lips or baring its teeth is not friendly. Many tourists mistakenly think that the monkey is smiling or blowing a kiss. Nothing could be further from the truth as these are all signs of aggression.
Myth: Chimps can smile like humans do.
Chimps make this expression when they are afraid, unsure, stressed, or wanting to appear submissive to a more dominant troop member. The closest expression chimps have to a smile is a play face.
In primates, showing the teeth, especially teeth held together, is almost always a sign of submission. The human smile probably has evolved from that. "In the primate threat, the lips are curled back and the teeth are apart--you are ready to bite.
Familiar emotions
Chimpanzees laugh when they play and cry when they grieve. They experience and express joy, anger, jealousy, compassion, despair, affection, and a host of other emotions. Touching and grooming are vital to maintaining stable relationships and keeping the peace within the community group.
When monkeys get aggressive, it's usually because they think you have something to eat. According to one study, about three-quarters of all the aggressive interactions between long-tailed macaques and tourists at Bali's Padangtegal Monkey Forest involved food.
#2: Monkey Babies Throw Tantrums
Monkey babies are known to throw tantrums to gain their mother's attention. Just like human babies, monkeys cannot fully communicate their wants and needs to their parents. This means that if a monkey is hungry, it will cry to let its mother know.
A "threat" face (open mouth, ears and forehead forward, presumed to be the expression for anger, when a monkey is threatening others) A "lip smack" (lips are smacked together over and over again, presumed to be the expression for affiliation or appeasement)
If a macaque makes a surprised-looking face with an open mouth, wide eyes, and raised eyebrows, it's angry at you and warning you to back off. If it leans forward toward you while doing this, it's an outright threat; the next step is to run toward you and try to chase you away.
Chimpanzees and bonobos have temper tantrums when their decisions don't play out as they'd hoped, hinting that humans aren't the only species to let emotions influence their choices.
In most primates, eye contact is an implicit signal of threat, and often connotes social status and imminent physical aggression. However, in humans and some of the gregarious nonhuman primates, eye contact is tolerated more and may be used to communicate other emotional and mental states.
Researchers investigated jealousy in male titi monkeys – a monogamous primate that shows jealousy much like humans. Jealousy leads to increased brain activity in areas associated with social pain and pair bonding in monogamous monkeys, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Answer and Explanation: Monkeys do not cry, at least not the way we do. Humans are the only primates to respond to feelings of extreme grief, anguish, pain, sadness, or frustration by releasing tears and weeping.
Howler monkeys are the loudest of all monkeys. They call to let others know where their territory is, alerting them to stay away. The calls sound like a loud whooping bark or roar.
4 Open Mouth Threat Face: For serious threats the capuchin monkey will open its mouth and call. The eyebrows, fur and tail will be raised, and the monkey will stare at the monkey or predator it is threatening. 5 Threat Face: Capuchins often use this threat face with flattened ears when they are scared.
One key behavioural correlate of stress, common particularly within the primates, is scratching (i.e the repetitive raking of the skin on face and/or body, with the fingers of the hand or feet)7.
Monkeys are scared of snakes. Keep real looking plastic snakes at roof tops or boundary wall of your house. Loud heavy noise, bursting of crackers or their sound track will force the monkeys to leave any premises. An injured monkey should be helped when monkey group is not close by.
Strengths: sociable, clever, curious. Weaknesses: unreliable, mischievous, disrespectful.
In social primates, individuals use various tactics to compete for dominance rank. Grooming, displays and contact aggression are common components of a male chimpanzee's dominance repertoire.
Adult macaques smack their lips and stick their tongues out when they are being friendly and cooperative. Macaques communicate mostly by looking at each other, face to face.
Empathy: Chimpanzees are capable of feeling a wide range of emotions, including joy, happiness and empathy. They look out for one another and often provide help when needed. For example, both male and female adults have been observed adopting orphaned chimps in the wild and at the Tchimpounga sanctuary.
They beat their chest so they won't have to beat your butt. The image of King Kong beating his chest might seem like the ultimate threat display. However, German scientists have discovered that gorillas thump their sternums to avoid — rather than instigate — a fight.
They make many grunting/squeaking sounds that represent different emotions/feelings. Excitement, happiness, anticipation, alarm, and fear are just some of the emotions monkeys express verbally.