Benin is a small monkey with a dark face and a distinctive white nose. He is a very curious and chirpy spot-nosed monkey who enjoys attracting the attention of people with his Staccato calls. He is named after his home Benin, in Sierra Leone in West Africa where he was captured and packed in a crate destined for Egypt, where he was to be sold along with other primates. However, when the plane landed in Kenya on transit, KWS confiscated the illegal shipment as there were no official transportation and sale documents for the primates.