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Drink from the fountain of ideas!
Yonezawa, Japan

The Fountain of Ideas

Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.
Nairobi City Park
Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi City Park

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.
A macaque at the Galtaji temple complex.
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Can India Solve Its Macaque Conundrum With Contraception?

The science of controlling marauding, sacred monkeys, from the new book by best-selling author Mary Roach.
Mary Roach September 7, 2021
Launceston, Australia

City Park Macaques

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.
The buffy-tufted-ear marmoset isn't as beloved as its cuter counterparts.
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Won't Someone Please Think of Brazil's Least-Adorable Marmoset?

The wildly uncharismatic buffy-tufted-ear marmoset needs a boost.
Ashley Stimpson April 5, 2021
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Podcast: The Grave of Miss Baker

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 25, 2021
The boll weevil monument is a grand celebration of a tiny critter.
Itinerary

4 Monuments to Alabama’s Beloved Animals

50 States of Wonder
Jessica Leigh Hester
Ai Thong, a trained macaque, harvests coconuts in a family's backyard.
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These Money-Making Monkeys Have Jobs Picking Coconuts

In Thailand, humans and simians share harvesting duties.
Austin Bush February 28, 2020
The macaques.
Mexico

Macaques of Tanaxpillo Island

The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.
A black-fronted tamarin.
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Two Tiny Monkeys Are Critical to Restoring the Amazon, With Their Poop

These tamarins have an affinity for disturbed rain forest.
Isaac Schultz July 29, 2019
Howler monkeys at La Lancha, a lodge near Tikal.
Tikal, Guatemala

Howler Monkeys of Tikal

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.
A male woolly monkey at the sanctuary.
Looe, England

The Monkey Sanctuary

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.
Mythical canaries adorning the ceremonial hall.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Wat Tham Pla

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.
Mother and baby "Ma'ax."
Tikal, Guatemala

Spider Monkeys of Tikal

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
The Human Monkey's Headstone.
Palm Beach, Florida

Johnnie Brown's Grave

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.
Monkeys, not apes!
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The Curious Case of the Last 'Wild' Monkeys in Europe

Barbary macaques remain in Gibraltar thanks to a quirk of empire.
Dan Nosowitz January 28, 2019
A female capuchin monkey expressing excitement
Manduri, Brazil

The Capuchin Monkeys of Manduri

In the Manduri reserve of Sao Paulo, you can see the endangered black-horned capuchin monkey up close.
Gastro Obscura

Monkey Buffet Festival

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.