How to Act Like a Monkey: 6 Steps – wikiHow

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If you’re wanting to act like a monkey for a play, to impress your friends or to simply joke around, follow the steps bellow. Acting isn’t all about the way you look though, it’s also the way you sound, eat and walk. This wikiHow article will teach you the basics.

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Steps

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    Watch a documentary on different monkeys. A documentary will teach you how a monkey looks like, it’s behaviour, what it eats and how it sounds. Another thing you want to do is choose which monkey you want to be. There are various monkeys out there that you can choose from. If you are a beginner, choose the commonest monkey which is the Chimpanzee. Chimpanzee’s are also a lot like humans, so you shouldn’t struggle too much on trying to act alike.

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    Find a costume or dress like a monkey. Look around in some costume stores and see if you can find a monkey costume or something similar. Monkeys have long tails, round ears and are dressed in brown. If you’re good at it, you can even make your own monkey costume.

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    Crouch down on all fours. To act like a monkey you must look like one. Crouch down on all fours such as a frog-like pose and lay your knuckles on the ground. You should only walk on your knuckles as this is what monkeys do. The knuckles will support your weight as you crouch down.

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    Communicate like a monkey. If you’re going to act like a monkey you’ll want to sound like a monkey too. Listen to the type of monkey you’re acting out; there are plenty of websites that will show you what sounds a monkey makes.

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    Change your behaviour. Remember, monkeys don’t understand the English language, so whenever someone speak to you act clueless as if you do not know what they are saying. Monkeys also create a lot of noise and mess. Sometimes they get frightened too.

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    Eat like a monkey. Monkeys don’t just eat bananas, they eat a large range of other things. They enjoy fruit, grains, nuts, vegetables, etc. Although monkeys


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