Macaques have been having fun pinching monkey nuts from pumpkins as they get into the Halloween spirit at a Stirlingshire Safari Park. Keepers say the animals have been intrigued by the scarecrow ...

Macaques have been having fun pinching monkey nuts from pumpkins as they get into the Halloween spirit at a Stirlingshire Safari Park. Wednesday, 12 March 2025 Newsletters ...

London Zoo's squirrel monkeys, penguins, a tortoise and even a tiger have embraced the Halloween spirit, enjoying a few pumpkin-shaped treats of their own this October 31.

My memories of a 1970/80s suburban Dublin Halloween are no doubt selective, but I recall how we’d collect meagre handfuls of sweets, monkey nuts and rusty coins in our Roches Stores bags.

Apples and other fruits are frowned upon, as are the dreaded monkey nuts. The whole adult Halloween thing has even caught on here, too, although that's always struck me as kind of creepy.

I grew up with Halloween in its old form in Ireland and I can tell you right now that no one thought of spending money on imitation ... (we were particularly fond of monkey-nuts, or raw peanuts) ...

Apples and other fruits are frowned upon as are the dreaded monkey nuts. The whole adult Halloween thing has even caught on here too, although that's always struck me as kind of creepy.