Do Monkeys and Apes Eat Bananas in the Wild?

No, they do not.

It's Hollywood's generalisation.

Like us, monkeys and apes are omnivores. Now why is an omnivore only interested in one type of fruit —

banana?

Why indeed.

But if offered one, certainly — Don't mind if I do!

Banana is not naturally their diet in the wild.

Because:

1. Banana plantations are human territories.
2. Wild banana plants clusters are not monkeys' or apes' main habitats — and the wild banana fruits are not tasty like the human-designed monocultures. Hence, humans designed the monocultures to produce the tasty banana fruits. This should circle back to point number one.

The monocot plant itself is not even something they would climb and settle. Settle, as in sit or come to rest in a comfortable position.

Imagine —

What's this? A bit of vertical challenge, eh? (Proceeds to climb a banana plant in under two seconds.) Ah, quite marvellous here. Nature's cushion at its finest. The view... It's all obstructed. Mm, splendid. Why is it leaning? Where's the manager? (Crrrreeeaaakkk — SLUMP! 🍌🌿💥) Manager!

I suppose it was started by some bloke gave one of them a banana, and — Ooh, it can peel! —

Amusing information was spread around. ➡️ Meme got to Hollywood people back then. ➡️ Tirelessly being used in cartoons, comics, and films. ➡️ The concept was copied-pasted around the world. ➡️ Now.

Imagine if —

one of us were in a display cage and offered a mathematical problem about an imaginary plane which existed only in the bum of a nonexistent centipede-zebra gladiator. While one talkative baboon shouted, "The gravitonic oscillator interfered with the plasma harmoniser, causing a phase inversion in the neuro-static relay core, which in turn compromised the polarity of the subatomic fog lattice!"

Meaning what, exactly, Mister Baboon? I've already got this existentially awkward offered problem on an invisible paper. Not to mention this incovenient revealing attire they put on me. I'm afraid I won't process your jargon right now. My thigh is gyrating in German.

Right.

Imagination. It is indeed an amazing feature.

Anyway, let's have a look at this glorified vagueness —

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Is it now?

The footnote of that was deliberately NOT included because it wouldn't be a catchphrase, would it?

Because — well sir, how do you have an imagination without a knowledge first? There must be some initial definition of known things and only then you can imagine them being scrambled about.

Mm.

It's like saying —

a spoon is more important than a pair of trousers.

🤔

It depends. On. Things.