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Happy Monkey

Author: Hugh Bollinger/Tuesday, November 18, 2014/Categories: wildlife conservation, photography, art and design, humor

And you thought you were the only one who took selfies. Think again! A talented Macaque decided he wanted to take a self-portrait, so grabbed a c-phone, made a big smile, and snapped a monkey seflie for his friends.

Southeast Asian Celebes Crested Macaque selfie (credit: file photo)

Self-recognition is an important sign of intelligence. We need to pay more attention to all creatures with such cognitive skills and try to learn what they are saying to us. This guy looks like he is one happy monkey!

WHB .

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Tags: self recognition selfie self portraits monkey psychology macaque monkeys self cognition animal intelligence