Maniacal monkey (Hunter)

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Maniacal monkey



Released								26 May 2016 (Update)
Combat level								60
Members								Yes
Location								Kruk's Dungeon
League region								Kandarin✓
Examine								It doesn't look like tin foil hats are all they're cracked up to be.

Advanced data

NPC ID								7212,7213
Link								MOID

The maniacal monkey is a creature that players can capture starting at level 60 Hunter, granting 1,000 Hunter experience. Completion of the Monkey Madness II quest is also required to be able to access Glough's Laboratory.

Unlike most hunter creatures, maniacal monkeys are not killed; rather, when successfully captured, they will shed their tails to escape, beginning the process of regenerating their tail. The tail will grow bit by bit, with the examine text reflecting when they are able to fall for the deadfall traps once more.

They drop a damaged monkey tail when caught, which can be used to make sinew. They also have a rare chance of dropping an intact Monkey tail, which can be used to string ballistae.

Locations

In Glough's Laboratory, which is located within Kruk's Dungeon.

Location of Glough's Laboratory, which contains the maniacal monkeys.

The easiest way to reach this location is by taking the gnome glider to Ape Atoll. The dungeon is accessible by investigating the jungle grass just south of the glider destination. Upon entering the dungeon, go north and cross the monkeybars with the Kruk monkey greegree equipped. Then continue north through the passage.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Kruk's Dungeon	N/A		29	Show map	Kandarin✓

Hunter info

Maniacal monkey

Level required					60
Hunter XP					1,000 xp
Bait					Banana
Retaliation					No
Trap					Deadfall

Drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Damaged monkey tail	1	4,999/5,000	146	1
	Monkey tail	1	1/5,000	463,798	30,000

The chance of a successful catch is approximately 41% beginning at level 60, and 89% at level 99.^[1]

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Hunting technique

A maniacal monkey taking the bait.

Players capture maniacal monkeys by setting a deadfall trap, using a banana as bait. To set a trap, mount a stunted demonic gorilla while holding the Kruk monkey greegree, and then click a large boulder with a banana in the inventory.

Strategies

The only items required to hunt maniacal monkeys are bananas and a Kruk monkey greegree. The most straightforward method is to bring baskets of bananas to use as bait for the traps. The optimal inventory for the AFK method is 1 greegree, 5 bananas, and 22 baskets of bananas, with a teleport equipped.

Players can also use the Bones to Bananas spell on the bones scattered around the room to replenish their stock of bananas. Magic cannot be used while a greegree is active, so it is recommended to use Bones to bananas tablets if choosing this method.

Maniacal monkeys provide an attractive option for training Hunter because they do not require much attention. Players can expect around 60,000 Hunter experience per hour at level 60, 70,000 Hunter experience at level 70, 100,000 Hunter experience at level 90, and up to 120,000 Hunter experience at level 99.

A knife can be brought to make sinew from damaged monkey tails for a small amount of Crafting experience.

Changes

Date	Changes
14 January 2026 (Update)	Reverted an efficiency improvement from the previous week's update that caused maniacal monkeys to behave incorrectly in certain scenarios.
24 April 2024 (Update)	Deadfall NPCs have had their pathfinding improved so they don't get stuck as often.

Trivia

When an intact Monkey tail is received, it gives the message You've caught a monkey's tail. Other than the missing monkey, it's in perfect condition!

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Mod Ash: "Negative 31% at level 1 (if that were allowed), positive 89% at level 99. Interpolate linearly between those."

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NPCs

Enemies

Items

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Unobtainable	Combat scarred key

Rewards

Music

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