Here's what happens when you touch a wild monkey

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There’s a book called “No Touch Monkey (and other travel lessons learned too late)”.

I notice that the young lady hesitates twice, as if she knows it’s a bad idea, then goes ahead and does it anyway. In conclusion:

  1. If it feels like a bad idea, it probably is.
  2. Don’t mess with wild animals.
  3. Monkeys will fuck your shit up.

Bonus lesson, not illustrated here: don’t smile at monkeys and apes. Humans are possibly the only primate that interprets an open-mouthed smile as friendly; to all the others, baring your teeth is a challenge, and it is not one that your average self-respecting primate will let pass.

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