Roman Officers Kept Pet Monkeys, Who Also Had Pets! | Ancient Origins

03/12/2025 5 min
Roman Officers Kept Pet Monkeys, Who Also Had Pets! | Ancient Origins

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Three dozen monkey burials at Egypt's Berenike port reveal Roman officers kept Indian macaques as pets, and those monkeys had their own companion animals!

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