They don’t monkey around at the Banana Derby. >> Read more trending news The Galveston County Fair and Rodeo features a race with monkeys riding dogs, KTRK reported. Monkeys compete in 'Banana Derby' ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Despite pleas from Brookfield Zoo and members of the Lake County Board to do away with an event featuring monkeys riding dogs, the Lake County Fair plans to keep the popular Banana ...

Attendees at the 81st annual Galveston County Fair and Rodeo are going bananas over a new attraction. The Banana Derby, featuring Capuchin monkeys in tiny horse jockey outfits riding on the backs of ...

HALLANDALE BEACH (CBSMiami) – Over three weeks, roughly 80,000 people will come through the gates of the Broward County Fair. Animal rights activists, however, say something going on there is very ...

GRAYSLAKE, Ill., July 16 (UPI) --Organizers of an Illinois county fair said the yearly Banana Derby -- a race involving monkeys riding on the backs of dogs -- will go on despite objections. Sandra ...

For the race, a Capuchin monkey reportedly will be dressed up like a horse jockey and will jump on top of a dog, the television station reported. Then, monkey and dog will race around a small track.