Contemporary artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin, during their time as students at Michigan State University, began the tradition of Monkey Day in 2000. Sorrow and Millikin popularised Monkey Day by including it in their artwork which has been displayed all around the world. Now Monkey Day is celebrated in over fifteen countries and even has its own section at Hallmark cards! Monkey day is a fantastic way to celebrate some of the most fascinating and intelligent creatures alive and to raise awareness of the difficulties they are facing as species. Did you know there are currently 264 known monkey …
