Monkey helper

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A monkey helper is a type of assistance animal, similar to an assistance dog, that is specially trained to help quadriplegics and other people with severe spinal cord injuries or mobility-impairments.

Monkey helpers are usually trained in schools by private organizations, taking 7 years to train on average, and are able to serve 25-30 years (2-3x longer than a seeing-eye dog).[1]

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  1. ^ Monkey Helpers Lend a 'Helping Hand'. Retrieved on August 14, 2006.

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