M is for Monkey

Following on from my success with cute cats, for today’s A-Z Challenge we’re going down the marvellous monkey route.

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This cute little spider monkey lives in a rescue centre in Guatemala.  Aw.

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This monkey doesn’t live in Guatemala.  Instead, he’s the star of cult ’70s show ‘Monkey’.  Or, as anyone who’s ever watched it would say, ‘Ahhhhh, Monkaaay.’

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This monkey became famous for taking a selfie.  It’s actually a hell of a lot better than most of the selfies I’ve seen on Facebook.

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This isn’t a monkey.  It’s a gorilla, which is technically a great ape.  In fact, gorillas share 98.3% of their genetic code with humans, making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos (excellent word).

When I was a child during the ’70s, there was a lot of talk on the news about Guerrilla Warfare.  Or, as I heard, from the floor where I’d be attempting to get something more than a square out of my Etch A Sketch, Gorilla Warfare. It was many, many years before I found out the truth.   Oh, the shame…