40+ Hilarious Pics Of Monkeys Just Monkeying Around
Monkeys have a way of turning ordinary moments into pure comedy. One glance at the photos in this collection, and it is easy to see why people love watching them act curious, mischievous, and completely unbothered by the camera.
These images capture monkeys, apes, and other primates in all kinds of funny situations, from selfies and photobombs to cuddles, snacks, and unexpected poses. Along the way, the article also touches on how closely related humans are to these animals, which only makes their behavior feel even more entertaining.
By the end, you may be looking at monkeys a little differently, and probably laughing harder than you expected. Read on.
1. Keep it safe, people
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3. Selfie time!
4. "Baby Chimp Cuddles With A Plush Monkey After Being Rejected By His Mother, Finds A New Family"
5. This is what I think about taking pics
6. "My Mom Said That A Monkey Was Sitting Outside Her Window And Kept Licking It. I Found It Hard To Believe. She Then Sent Me This Gem"
7. Just contemplating life....
8. "My Hometown Zoo Gives The Animals Presents Filled With Savory Meats Or Fresh Fruits. Here's A Monkey Who Just Received His Present"
9. Give me that
10. "My Friend Tried Taking A Selfie With A Monkey. It Didn't End Well"
11. Big moustache on a tiny monkey
12. Say hi
13. Try it. It’s great!
14. Say cheese!
15. "So Yesterday They Brought A Monkey To Our Campus"
16. "Self-Portrait Of A Female Celebes Crested Macaque, Who Had Picked Up Photographer David Slater's Camera And Photographed Herself With It"
"The monkey selfie copyright dispute is a series of disputes about the copyright status of selfies taken by Celebes crested macaques using equipment belonging to the British nature photographer David Slater. The disputes involve Wikimedia Commons and the blog Techdirt, which have hosted the images following their publication in newspapers in July 2011 over Slater's objections that he holds the copyright, and PETA, which has argued that the macaque should be assigned the copyright."
17. Monkey stole a phone and took a bunch of selfies...
And speaking of a star who stole the show, Ambam’s one-turn moment had the internet completely fixated.
18. Playful Monkeys
19. "My Roommate Was A Baby Monkey"
20. "Traveling In Indonesia, A Monkey Pickpocketed Me And Left Behind This Selfie"
21. "Look At The Sass On This Girl! Hesty Wanted Snacks Now"
22. "Happy Valentine’s Day"
23. Trolling
24. Selfie
25. "Orangutans Befriend Otters That Often Swim Through Their Enclosure At The Zoo, Forming ‘A Very Special Bond’"
26. Comfy
27. Photobombing
28. Just monkeying around...
29. "Nala Monkey Thinks I'm Her Boyfriend"
30. Instagram Influencer?
31. "Seriously Fun Day In Bali Hanging With Some Monkeys"
32. "Took A Photo Of A Monkey At The Bronx Zoo. It Struck A Glamour Pose For Me"
33. "This Monkey Looks Like Every Journalist And Real Journalists Confirm"
34. Looking good, man, looking good
35. Taking a pic with a monkey ....
36. This Gorilla Looks Like Some Army General
37. "John Oliver Hangs Out With A Friend"
38. "Got Home, And Found A Monkey In The Kitchen"
39. Everybody Likes Cookies...
40. Self-Aware Monkey
41. Rise of the Planet of the Apes in the making....
42. "Cute Baby Monkey From Skopje Zoo Gets Treated Like A Child"
Here is an interesting trivia. Most people think monkeys and apes are the same and use the terms interchangeably, but they are not.
They are both members of the primate group but belong to different species. So how can you distinguish them? Well, it’s the tail.
Almost all monkeys have tails; apes do not. Their bodies are different in other ways, too: monkeys are usually smaller and narrow-chested, while apes are larger and have broad chests and shoulder joints that allow them to swing through trees (some monkeys also have this ability, but most are built for running across branches rather than swinging).
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