my favorite animal is a monkey.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Monkeys are haplorhine primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260\u00a0known living species. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys. There are two major types of monkey: New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World monkeys (catarrhines of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) from Africa and Asia. Hominoid apes (consisting of gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans), which all lack tails, are also catarrhines but are not considered monkeys, although often they or their ancestors are (which cladistically automatically implies homonoids are as well.) (Tailless monkeys may be called \"apes\", incorrectly according to modern usage; thus the tailless Barbary macaque is sometimes called the \"Barbary ape\".) Simians (\"monkeys\") and tarsiers emerged within haplorrhines some 60 million years ago. New World monkeys and catarrhine monkeys emerged within the simians some 35 millions years ago. Old World monkeys and Hominoidea emerged within the catarrhine monkeys some 25 millions years ago.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hi, my favorite animal is the monkey for some reason. Do you feel any type of way about these primates?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "They scare me. I'm afraid of gorillas and baboons. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I understand having fear of them because they are very strong animals. There are over 260 known species of monkey."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, what also scares me is that they are also very smart."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am not sure of just how smart they are but I find that interesting. Many monkeys dwell in trees but some species like baboons dwell on the ground."}, {"role": "user", "content": "How come some monkeys have tails and some don't?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure what causes some to have tails while others do not. Most species are active during the day (diurnal),"}, {"role": "user", "content": "What does their diet consist of?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know that many of them eat bananas. Also Old World monkeys are especially considered to be intelligent."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Didn't they send a monkey into space?"}]