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05 July 2011

Monkey steals camera, takes marvelous self-portraits. What a face!

post by: Specklet at: 13:12 | 9 comments

No way! So the monkey knows how to take a self-portrait? Isn't that kind of a big deal?

posted by amro 05 July | 14:50

That's great.

posted by gaspode 05 July | 14:53

I saw this in the Metro on the way to work this morning and couldn't stop smiling all the way to the office.

posted by Senyar 05 July | 15:16

amro, I think he was intrigued by his reflection in the lens, and was only pressing the shutter release because he'd seen a human do it/it makes a noise. So while this is very cute and cool, I don't think he knew that he was taking his own picture. Is that what you meant?

posted by Specklet 05 July | 16:32

Accidental or whatever, he took a couple good shots there!

posted by deborah 05 July | 17:53

Yes, that's what I meant!

posted by amro 05 July | 17:58

I was kind of on the fence as to whether this was real or a joke... still leaning towards joke or put on.

posted by DarkForest 05 July | 19:45

I dunno, DarkForest, if you give enough monkeys a camera, one of them is bound to write "Hamlet".