Do wild monkeys and apes eat eggs?

Sure, when they can find them. Though I can't imagine what this tells you about the evolutionary path of humans: pretty much everybody back along the line eats eggs. Lizards eat eggs. Fish eat eggs. read more

Sure, when they can find them. Though I can't imagine what this tells you about the evolutionary path of humans: pretty much everybody back along the line eats eggs. Lizards eat eggs. Fish eat eggs. They're highly nutritious and a great variety of creatures eat them. read more

There are over 260 species of monkeys, so they obviously vary a bit in what they eat. It tends to be be fruits and nuts, and some insects, though some few of them do eat meat, to some extent (some of them hunt and eat other monkeys!). read more