Monkeys and Others
by luckyof
Monkeys and Others adds animated monkeys to the jungle, along with banana plants, poacher camps and a new banana cake.
What it does
Jungle biomes host naturally spawning monkeys, which come in brown, gray or golden coat variants. Offspring inherit a parent's color variant. Their animations, which cover walking, sitting, breathing, looking around and grooming other resting monkeys, are powered by GeckoLib, which the mod requires alongside Fabric API on Fabric. Adult monkeys that notice food in either hand may approach and snatch one item, then run away to eat it, but only about 35% of the time. Babies cannot steal food, and wearing the Monkey Mask prevents theft.
Banana bushes and poacher camps generate naturally in jungle biomes. Breaking the cage bars of a captive monkey lets the player rescue it. Killing five monkeys inside a ten-minute window applies Jungle's Distrust to the player for three minutes, so harming the jungle's animals carries a cost. Bananas and banana peels can be placed in a composter, and the mod is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Animated monkeys
Monkeys breed, produce babies and behave socially, with custom animations for resting and grooming.
Food theft behavior
Adult monkeys approach players holding food and may run off with one item to eat it elsewhere.
Banana Cake
A placeable cake block with its own texture, crafted like a regular cake with bananas in place of sugar.
Monkey Mask
A leather helmet crafted between two bananas that protects the wearer's food from monkeys.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Jungle worlds
Players exploring jungle biomes meet wild monkeys, poacher camps and banana bushes during normal play.
How it compares
Simple Bananas is a Fabric-only option for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8, client and server, released under All rights reserved. Land beyond Bananas is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, also client and server and not open source. BKX's Bananas covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt 1.20 – 26.3, and is server required with client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkeys and Others | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
| Simple Bananas | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-11 |
| Land beyond Bananas | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-11 |
| BKX's Bananas | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-24 |
Questions
Does Monkeys and Others require Geckolib?
Do players and servers both need the mod?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
Monkeys and Others is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Monkeys and Others adds animated monkeys, banana plants, poacher camps, new food, social animal behavior, and consequences for harming jungle wildlife. Monkeys spawn naturally in jungle biomes and come in three visual variants: brown, gray, and golden.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/monkeys-and-others
- Owner
- luckyof
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
