monkey houses

Caged ape habitats

Monkey houses are enclosures at zoos where primates are kept and displayed.

The term sometimes appears figuratively for any chaotic, noisy place: The classroom was a monkey house by Friday afternoon.

In older slang, monkey house could mean a jail or psychiatric ward.

Related

cages · simian · anthropoid · enclosure · tire swing · menagerie · enrichment · troop · displays · sanctuary · zoology · compartments · vocalizations · animal welfare · ethology · captivity · circus · grooming

Opposites
captivity vs. freedom

monkey housesthe wild

Untamed natural areas

natural habitats · jungle · rainforest · freedom · wilderness

artificial vs. natural habitat

monkey housesnatural environment

Unmanipulated surroundings of organisms

untouched wilderness · native ecosystem · old-growth forest

captivity vs. natural habitat

monkey housesthe wild

Untamed natural areas

natural habitat · jungle · rainforest · tropical forest · wildlife reserves

Family

monkey, house, monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper

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