George and Bunny

What in the world is Curious George doing holding on to a white rabbit? Do you think perhaps he's confused and thinks he's in an episode of Alice in Wonderland?

He might indeed be confused. After all, he's a Christmas ornament here, and aren't rabbits associated with Easter?

And, although he is always identified as a monkey (including in the books), he has no tail. Which would more likely make him a chimpanzee. But he doesn't look like a chimpanzee!

So, perhaps he lost his tail during one of his adventures. We'll never know. I'll just take the word of authors Hans and Margaret Rey, wink, and continue to call him a monkey.