Monkey meat: Difference between revisions

The [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] view monkey meat as an "ordinary delicacy" and a "must-eat", and it is commonly served grilled, boiled, or fried; monkey carcasses are highly valued, and are worth between 20,000 to 40,000 francs. A ''Nairobi News'' reporter covering the 2015 All Africa Games in [[Brazzaville]] observed that "residents scramble" for monkey meat, but are not as fond of the meats of other primates including [[baboon]] and [[chimpanzee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/life/city-where-monkey-meat-is-the-most-cherished-delicacy/|title=City Where Monkey Meat Is The Most Cherished Delicacy|date=September 16, 2015|newspaper=Nairobi News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728134918/http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/life/city-where-monkey-meat-is-the-most-cherished-delicacy/ |archive-date=2017-07-28 }}</ref> [[Miss Waldron's red colobus|Miss Waldron's Red Colobus]], which was native to west and central Africa, was supposedly "eaten to extinction" in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-02-24|title=A monkey species was eaten into extinction last year - the gorilla could be next|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/feb/24/highereducation.biologicalscience|access-date=2021-04-01|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>