John, I've had three monkeys as pets. The first one was a Squirrel Monkey- they're the small greenish, freckled ones that often are allowed to run free in zoos.

The other two were Capuchin. Entertaining and bright but determined and strong and distructive.

They ate mostly commercial Monkey Chow but they liked most everything. For instance, Jeannie, the female Capuchin, loved uncooked spaghetti and I let her have it for an occasional treat. Jimmy loved hairy-armed men; he'd lie in their arms and cry into their faces...

I often let Freckles stay out of his cage overnight, and he'd curl up under my chin to sleep. I'd awake when his tiny fingers very gently opened one of my eyelids; the first thing I saw in the mornings was his warm brown eye looking tenderly into mine.