Monkey (Franchise)

Monkeys are animals mentioned once in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.

Description
Monkeys are primates with currently 260 living species. They are divided in 2 types: New World Monkeys (from Asia and Africa) and Old World Monkeys (from America).

Most species of monkeys are arboreal, which means they spent most of their lives in the trees. There are some, like the baboons who live on the ground. All the monkeys are diurnal and most of them are very intelligent.

Function
It is not stated if monkeys do have a function in the franchise.

In reality, monkeys can be kept as pets or in circuses and trained to do different tricks. Some monkeys are even used in experiments since they are close to humans.

Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 2
In the episode "Bad Moon Rising", Ruffnut mentions monkeys while arguing with Snotlout. "You think I'd be dragging your monkey butt all over the jungle risking your life if my brother weren't the most important thing in the world to me?"

- Ruffnut to Snotlout