Why do monkeys eat bananas? – Sports Science Zone

Question: Why do monkeys eat bananas?
- Keywords:
  animal,
  banana,
  food,
  monkey,
  nutrition
Asked by boiledpotato to Audra, Fiona, Gavin, Justin on 21 Mar 2012.
- Fiona Hatch answered on 21 Mar 2012:
  
  Monkeys eat just about any fruit or vegetable. The reason they seem to eat banana’s a lot is because that is one of the sweetest fruits that grow and so its kind of like a treat for them.
  
  So a banana to a monkey is like chocolate to us.

Question: Why do monkeys eat bananas?