John Daniel II (c. 1920–1926), originally called Sultan, was a Western gorilla who was captured in August 1923[1] in the French Congo[2] when he was about three years old.

He enjoyed bacon and eggs for breakfast, and took tea at 4 p.m. John Daniel and Cunningham came to the United States from the UK in early 1924 on the SS Deutschland (1923).

[8] American journalist Mildred Seydell often performed palm readings as a gimmick to gain access to interesting interview candidates; John Daniel II was one such subject.

Press reports had it that John Daniel II was to be married in London to Jenny Lind, a "spinster" gorilla in the possession of Professor T. Alexander Barnes.

[1] John Daniel II was exhibited at the London Zoo in 1925 and/or 1926, traveling to the zoo from his hotel by motorcar or taxi, arriving for his shift around 11 a.m. and leaving around 6 p.m.[12] One newspaper report claimed that John Daniel II, "the great chimpanzee, could smoke a pipe, ride a tricycle, chew tobacco, and tie his necktie.