Many people often ponder the question “what do monkeys eat?” Almost everyone knows that any monkey will pretty much eat a banana. This is taught to everyone from the time they are in elementary school and learning about animals until graduation. However, there are a wide variety of other things monkeys find appealing and even appetizing. Throughout this article we will examine monkeys, including the topic of the monkey diet.There are over one hundred and thirty different species of monkeys throughout the world. There are actually two different kinds of monkeys typically referred to as the Old World (Asian and African monkeys) and the New World (American monkeys). These types of monkeys are relatively different, especially in terms of their tails.