It's a mistranslation. Japanese called him Monkey Kong but got screwed up and now we have go ol' Donkey Kong.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the character's creator, used the English word "donkey" to evoke the animal's stereotypical stubbornness. (There was no translation error; the game has the same name, "Donkii Kongu", in Japan.) "Kong" is because, in Japan, "King Kong" has become a generic term for any large ape.
Thus, Donkey Kong is a stubborn large ape.
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I read back when the game was new that it was a mistranslation. King Kong was patented, so Nintendo went with Monkey Kong. But Donkey was wrongly chosen over Monkey. Once the machines were being mass produced it was too late to change the spelling and Donkey Kong is what they went with. As it turned out, Universal Studios did sue Nintendo over the name still being too close to King Kong and that the plot of the game was rescuing a damsel from an ape; Nintendo won that suit.
The creator of DK thought "donkey" meant stupid in english, and "kong" was referencing King Kong, so he was supposed to be named "Stupid Monkey".
It's a mistranslation. Whoever gave him his American name thought 'Donkey' meant 'Monkey.'
in japan its monkey kong is usa the person hardly knew English so he put a ''d'' insted of ''m''.
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i think its donkey kong but hes a gorilla isn't he? oh well! :)
yes he is hes the biggest form of a porch monkey and hes gay with miles.......i love u paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
hes chunky monkey mama
DK doesnt have a brother. His cousin is Funky Kong, so you could call him his brother. Diddy is DK's nephew actually Diddy kong isn't his nephew. its a popular misconception because he was described as a "nephew wannabe" in some manuals for games. hes really just his side kick
the proboscis monkey gets a red nose when hes angry or excited
Planet of the Apes Tarzan King Kong
Yoshi talks in some games such as Super Mario 64 and the RPG's such as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Spinoffs such as Mario Kart do not have Yoshi talk except for small voice clips such as "Yoshi! Yoshi!" as with all the other playable characters.
hes a very big gorilla!(aka monster)
rihanna has a stupid monkey that's why she got beat up by Chris brown hes awesome shes not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a monkey enchalada
king Kong will destroy all of hes enemies.
No Hes Not And he Will Never Be Because he Is A Fatty Tat Tat/Chunky Monkey!!!