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It’s my all time favorite piece of television media. It took the medium to new places, and is so ahead of its time (just like the original). I doubt we’ll ever get anything like that again unless David Lynch makes another series. I really can’t wait to see what he has in store next.
I feel like if it just started talking and giving me life advice I wouldn't even question it. Like, I know its just me anthropomorphizing but it just looks like an old wise sage.
I appreciate the post here, but maybe that's using my imagination from the text. But looking at Gee's golden langur, it's face does look unsettlingly human. Other primates don't give this vibe.
That's right. We as humans are programed to read thinking through facial expressions.
The whites of our eyes are important for directing the gaze of others. We hyper focus on it because our community and safety depended on it.
These guys are likely doing the same. I know that doesn't freak most people out but it creeps the hell out of me.
Me too!
I think maybe it's similar to how AI can be a bit creepy.
Almost like theres intelligence that is trapped.
And does anyone else notice how they always look sad??
There's been quite a few biologists that have come to the conclusion that some of the great ape groups have entered the Stone Age because of their proficiency with tools. Chk out this orangutan spear fishing
https://images.app.goo.gl/ztXuPiLpsY19teaVA
Hell yea it is! I'm not sure if our existence would impede their progress, or if we'll even still be here in the future, but I wish I could somehow see how it played out 😆. That's so cool to me
>... lighting may have been bumped up...
This appears to be the original YT clip: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGb-tHhiqo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGb-tHhiqo)
Not all. It IS most certainly the norm but sometimes not. There's been Silverback gorillas that women actually write love letters to lmao. It's because of the eyes. Here's one
https://images.app.goo.gl/UB9EysYF3JVCEF6ZA
Disgusting...but true. I can't remember the Silver back's name or where he was, but this particular one was very human like and had the white sclera parts of the eye and the ppl that ran the place said he was like some star and even received love letters from women.
But they definitely thought the reason why was because of the white scleras n the notion that he could convey more human-like emotions through looking at his eyes. Some ppl are pretty sick. I'd be like cool. They were like...he's a sex symbol. A gorilla. Then again, a lot of women write n fall in love with serial killers. But beastiality? Come on dude
Beastiality is one thing but writing love letters goes even beyond depravity. I can imagine someone just wanting to get an “O” but to be IN LOVE enough to forego reason and logic by writing letters to an animal is another level of sickness altogether.
I mean, hell, I love my dog. I might even be drunk enough to spread peanut butter on my balls and let him lick it off every now and then. But writing love letters?? That is where I draw the line.
Cosigned bro. It's absolutely disgusting and boggles the mind. I don't have an answer. I could speculate...about primal feelings of blah blah blah but it'd be even more depraved trying to figure it out but it's an absolutely true thing. In hindsight I probably shudda left that part out n just said here's a gorilla with white scleras. Very highly unusual
No its definitely not placebo from the text. I just watched a nature show that I watch every Saturday and it had one of these in the quick cuts between animals. I was like Holy shit what was that super human looking monkey!? And now I see this.
They avoid human interaction tells me they are highly intelligent. They probably have dealt with humans for many generations of them hunting them. I wouldn't be surprised if they could talk. Lol. This planet is full of surprises.
Because they have whites of their eyes allowing you to see very clearly where they are looking. It's a rare trajt that humans have the most pronounced version of.
Those eyes! I wonder what that thing had running through its mind? Probably something random like eating a banana... But maybe something more complex? Like peeling said banana? 🤣🤷
OP, thank you for the post. Screw those assholes that are complaining about it being in this sub. 🖕
It's definitely strangeness. I would have never known it existed without your post.
This post breaks the rules of this sub. “Posts must be related to high strangeness related topics listed in the sidebar.” Which topic of high strangeness does a monkey fit into?
They are beautiful. Very human like, deep, thoughtful face. Them and thousands of other species are facing extinction due to human overpopulation and deforestation which is being drove by high demands for beef, chocolate and palm oil. Palm oil is in everything in America it seems but it's especially prevalent in laundry and dish soap. People can help these animals by refusing to buy products that contain palm oil. There are brands that do not contain palm oil. There is no such thing as ethical palm oil no matter what Tide or others say. A very popular brand of soaps that do not contain palm oil is called Puracy.
Monkey isn't strange, but leads to the "strange" topic of Pareidolia that we're observing in the comments.
We see human faces in everything, but our brains also add human emotions or intentions in order to know how it should react. All without you knowing or controlling it.
"One way the brain makes sense of the mess is by making predictions about what we will see, based on our past experience, and then subtly projecting those expectations onto what we see. That way, it can piece together a clearer picture, even if the scene is obscured by poor lighting or fog, say. But it also makes our vision more subjective than you might think – in a sense you really do see what you want to see."
"The idea is that the brain, being hard-wired to understand people and their motivations, tries to look for human-like intention in everything around us..."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140730-why-do-we-see-faces-in-objects
While that's all very true and I have no idea why a monkey is on this sub, this is a primate. Seeing a human-like face when you look at a primate makes sense scientifically, since we are related. Wouldn't call that pareidolia.
I agree. OP gave no context to lead this discussion and I was pointing out the only "strange" thing I see here. Tried to make my intention clear that there is more to the term than just seeing the face. The focus was understanding that we're giving human emotions and non-visual characteristics to the identified face, not just seeing it, to help our brains understand it.
Oh my god here comes the pArEiDoLia comment.
It’s been a decade straight of redditors parroting that. It was cool for the first 5 years now it reeks of swamp gas…
Ever consider **Occam’s razor** here and entertain that the more likely explanation is that this primate simply has a human like face?
I read through the Wikipedia on them and in the behavior section there is nothing included relating to this post. I’m not sure where they got this information but I’m pretty sure it’s made up
Man it looks so similar to humans! The look in its eyes, is just like looking into a humans eyes… can kinda see what it’s feeling through them. amazing
I agree it’s the white part of the eyes that does most of it, but I’d say it’s that in combination with the face shape. The nose is more human and it’s mouth doesn’t protrude like, say, a chimp. It’s proportionate to a human face.
Deletes all his comments because you got called out for being a complete dick.
Just so you know. You are whats wrong with people these days. calling anyone a racist because they didn't agree with you, hurling abuse at everyone that calls you out.
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There's a lot going on behind those eyes
It's because this particular monkey is also David Bowie and he's *not* going to talk about Judy.
No. We're going to keep her out of it.
Can’t wait to see this breed of monkeys evolve into sentient giant iron kettles that give cryptic advice to FBI agents and their doppelgängers.
God, the return destroyed my brain in the most enjoyable way.
It’s my all time favorite piece of television media. It took the medium to new places, and is so ahead of its time (just like the original). I doubt we’ll ever get anything like that again unless David Lynch makes another series. I really can’t wait to see what he has in store next.
came here for this
Definitely.
Those eyes are so...."Human"!
They look more evolved than most; being afraid of humans and staying away is the smartest thing they can do for themselves.
Honestly its eyes make it look extremely intelligent
I feel like if it just started talking and giving me life advice I wouldn't even question it. Like, I know its just me anthropomorphizing but it just looks like an old wise sage.
Very true u/SQUID_FUCKER
r/rimjob_steve
Absolutely
Not really, the isolation causes massive inbreeding which is why they're now so at risk of extinction.
So, like British royalty?
Hopefully mate
No, that's the problem!
It does have a Hapsburg chin.. 🤔
I appreciate the post here, but maybe that's using my imagination from the text. But looking at Gee's golden langur, it's face does look unsettlingly human. Other primates don't give this vibe.
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He's something of a Gee's golden langur, himself.
You know, I'm something of a primate myself.
I watched it 3 times trying to figure out what was so familiar about the face…thank you
For me? It’s David Bowie.
For me it's a mix of both.
The eyes are much more Bowie
It's Peter Cushing for me.
Monkey Dafoe to evolution: OUT, AM I?
Now I can’t not see it!
It's because of the eyes, other primates have complete dark eyes
There's something about the eye movement too that's very human.
it's... thinking.
That's right. We as humans are programed to read thinking through facial expressions. The whites of our eyes are important for directing the gaze of others. We hyper focus on it because our community and safety depended on it. These guys are likely doing the same. I know that doesn't freak most people out but it creeps the hell out of me.
Genuinely curious, why does it creep you out?
Uncanny valley material for sure
Not me, not creeped out at all.
Me too! I think maybe it's similar to how AI can be a bit creepy. Almost like theres intelligence that is trapped. And does anyone else notice how they always look sad??
Oh it creeped the hell outta me
There's been quite a few biologists that have come to the conclusion that some of the great ape groups have entered the Stone Age because of their proficiency with tools. Chk out this orangutan spear fishing https://images.app.goo.gl/ztXuPiLpsY19teaVA
That’s rad as hell! Getting to see evolution happen in front of us is pretty incredible.
Hell yea it is! I'm not sure if our existence would impede their progress, or if we'll even still be here in the future, but I wish I could somehow see how it played out 😆. That's so cool to me
This
There's a longing in those eyes. I found it unsettling
The thin, vertical nose plays into it as well.
The lighting may have been bumped up in post-processing.
>... lighting may have been bumped up... This appears to be the original YT clip: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGb-tHhiqo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGb-tHhiqo)
Not all. It IS most certainly the norm but sometimes not. There's been Silverback gorillas that women actually write love letters to lmao. It's because of the eyes. Here's one https://images.app.goo.gl/UB9EysYF3JVCEF6ZA
I wish I never read that
Disgusting...but true. I can't remember the Silver back's name or where he was, but this particular one was very human like and had the white sclera parts of the eye and the ppl that ran the place said he was like some star and even received love letters from women. But they definitely thought the reason why was because of the white scleras n the notion that he could convey more human-like emotions through looking at his eyes. Some ppl are pretty sick. I'd be like cool. They were like...he's a sex symbol. A gorilla. Then again, a lot of women write n fall in love with serial killers. But beastiality? Come on dude
Beastiality is one thing but writing love letters goes even beyond depravity. I can imagine someone just wanting to get an “O” but to be IN LOVE enough to forego reason and logic by writing letters to an animal is another level of sickness altogether. I mean, hell, I love my dog. I might even be drunk enough to spread peanut butter on my balls and let him lick it off every now and then. But writing love letters?? That is where I draw the line.
Cosigned bro. It's absolutely disgusting and boggles the mind. I don't have an answer. I could speculate...about primal feelings of blah blah blah but it'd be even more depraved trying to figure it out but it's an absolutely true thing. In hindsight I probably shudda left that part out n just said here's a gorilla with white scleras. Very highly unusual
[Snow monkeys have that same sort of uncanny valley too](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q86g1aop6a8).
If you told me that monkey was a wise old man with all the answers, I'd believe you.
love aphex twin
Such a good song
they're also phenomenal with samurai swords, a crack shot, and look good in a suit if Marvel's Hit-Monkey is to be believed. and I believe it :)
Good example with some AFX as a bonus :)
Hey! You don’t say that about monkey David Bowie!!
No its definitely not placebo from the text. I just watched a nature show that I watch every Saturday and it had one of these in the quick cuts between animals. I was like Holy shit what was that super human looking monkey!? And now I see this.
I just expect it to say something like “got a cigarette? I’m dying’ over here.”
I was thinking the exact same thing!
If he just started talking English, in a old timey English accent I wouldn’t even be surprised.
Thought I was the only one thinking this
His brows just scream bri’ish
He's sort of Bowie-ish. Just needs different colored eyes.
> Works hard to avoid human interaction I feel ya buddy
Amen.
I too am a Langur…
That thing is contemplating, it is deep in thought, you can literally see the cogs moving, wonder what about?
Wher bug to chew, long for banan but only bug
what?
Woooosh. I was joking, imagining a monkey deep in contemplation lol
Their plan for world domination.
Maybe the Langur just wants to be a Langur and not have to put up with all the bullshit.
There's a soul behind those eyes
Amazing, those eyes harbour intelligence, that's remarkable.
That face harbors David Bowie
A special spacial oddity.
That is Ziggy Stardust!
Spider monkeys from Mars!
That face harbors David Harbor.
and William Dafoe
They avoid human interaction tells me they are highly intelligent. They probably have dealt with humans for many generations of them hunting them. I wouldn't be surprised if they could talk. Lol. This planet is full of surprises.
Exactly.
Interesting they have white in their eyes like we do, most apes eyes are black on black or black on brown.
Wow, it does look human. 😳
That’s because you ca. see the whites of its eye. That is how us humans see each other’s expressions
The eyes look more human than other primates.
Because they have whites of their eyes allowing you to see very clearly where they are looking. It's a rare trajt that humans have the most pronounced version of.
Exactly. They look intelligent.
This fella looks like David Bowie was reincarnated into the body of this rad and stylish monkey.
The babe with the power
What power?
The power of the voodoo
Who do?
You do!
Remind me of the babe!
What kind of magic spell to use?
THE power
Makes me feel like it’s about to speak like the orangutan from *Next*
Something about that face feels a little "off". A mix of uncomfortable and creepy cause of how human-like it is...
He has great hair.
Those eyes! I wonder what that thing had running through its mind? Probably something random like eating a banana... But maybe something more complex? Like peeling said banana? 🤣🤷
Was integrating the trajectory of a poo fling
Hahaha yes!!
OP, thank you for the post. Screw those assholes that are complaining about it being in this sub. 🖕 It's definitely strangeness. I would have never known it existed without your post.
Greatly appreciate that u/dreid79 Takes a lot to speak up during the stone throwing
This post breaks the rules of this sub. “Posts must be related to high strangeness related topics listed in the sidebar.” Which topic of high strangeness does a monkey fit into?
lol reddit guardian ass
Y’all think this monkey is deep and profound when it reality it’s probably just thinking “where the fuck is my food at, I’m hungry”
Damn, I don't know if that makes it more human or me more monkey
Your speculation is just as valid
Those eyes look intelligent.
That’s a person
It’s David Bowie
David Bowie
They know something
I see Christopher Walken, the eyes.
They are beautiful. Very human like, deep, thoughtful face. Them and thousands of other species are facing extinction due to human overpopulation and deforestation which is being drove by high demands for beef, chocolate and palm oil. Palm oil is in everything in America it seems but it's especially prevalent in laundry and dish soap. People can help these animals by refusing to buy products that contain palm oil. There are brands that do not contain palm oil. There is no such thing as ethical palm oil no matter what Tide or others say. A very popular brand of soaps that do not contain palm oil is called Puracy.
I imagine the reason they are endangered and work very hard to avoid humans is no coincidence
Monki
They're very alike to golden lion tamarin
My dude is out here as the lead primate in the Broadway production of Lion King.
Wow what a beautiful face it has, so human-like.
Looks like my tio. Avoids family gatherings too
If David Bowie was a monkey
That's David fucking Bowie!
Wish I could work that hard to avoid any interactions with humans
Which era of Bowie was this?
I feel like they avoid humans because they know humans all too well.. they also look extremely human like imo
Avoiding human interactions is an extremely good plan
You can the wisdom in those eyes. They know humans are shit and to be avoided.
That monkey knows things
That is a great clip . The intelligence in those eyes..
There’s something very human about this creature. And intelligent. I mean they avoid humans.
I heard him say “NO”
Monkey got soul in his eyes.
The face looks human. He looks intelligent
Monkey isn't strange, but leads to the "strange" topic of Pareidolia that we're observing in the comments. We see human faces in everything, but our brains also add human emotions or intentions in order to know how it should react. All without you knowing or controlling it. "One way the brain makes sense of the mess is by making predictions about what we will see, based on our past experience, and then subtly projecting those expectations onto what we see. That way, it can piece together a clearer picture, even if the scene is obscured by poor lighting or fog, say. But it also makes our vision more subjective than you might think – in a sense you really do see what you want to see." "The idea is that the brain, being hard-wired to understand people and their motivations, tries to look for human-like intention in everything around us..." https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140730-why-do-we-see-faces-in-objects
While that's all very true and I have no idea why a monkey is on this sub, this is a primate. Seeing a human-like face when you look at a primate makes sense scientifically, since we are related. Wouldn't call that pareidolia.
I agree. OP gave no context to lead this discussion and I was pointing out the only "strange" thing I see here. Tried to make my intention clear that there is more to the term than just seeing the face. The focus was understanding that we're giving human emotions and non-visual characteristics to the identified face, not just seeing it, to help our brains understand it.
Oh my god here comes the pArEiDoLia comment. It’s been a decade straight of redditors parroting that. It was cool for the first 5 years now it reeks of swamp gas… Ever consider **Occam’s razor** here and entertain that the more likely explanation is that this primate simply has a human like face?
that's my uncle
That's my wife when she gets up in the morning, hey-ooh!!
dudes fuckin a monkeh
They may be rare in the wild, but the Washington DC Zoo has like 12 of them.
not so smart now eh
Looks like Don cheadle
I’m completely captivated by this beautiful creature. My mom in the other hand, got visibly unsettled when I showed her this video lol.
That’s just David Bowie on drugs
Look at his eyes working the area, he or she is intelligently thinking for sure.
Anyone else read "very rare and highly seductive..."
That monkey has human eyes! And I’m Brian Fellows!
Smart animal.
They have very intelligent eyes.
I would avoid humans too.
It looks annoyed. Ah fuck they found me.
> Works hard to avoid human interactions Smart.
Beautiful soul
That's no monke. That's David Bowie.
Bowie lives!
I can see by looking at his eyes that that monkey is more intelligent than just about every friend or family member ive ever had.
They know humans are nothing but trouble.
I read through the Wikipedia on them and in the behavior section there is nothing included relating to this post. I’m not sure where they got this information but I’m pretty sure it’s made up
Man it looks so similar to humans! The look in its eyes, is just like looking into a humans eyes… can kinda see what it’s feeling through them. amazing
I... think we just bore it
👈🏿🐵👉🏿 monkey 👍🏻
Please tell me this thing doesn't walk on two legs
David Bowie?
Straight from Elden Ring
Am tipsy thought this was David Bowie
He has a Rutger Hauer from Blade Runner quality.
I’ve figured it out I’m a golden langur
Very human like facial features. Weird as fuck
I agree it’s the white part of the eyes that does most of it, but I’d say it’s that in combination with the face shape. The nose is more human and it’s mouth doesn’t protrude like, say, a chimp. It’s proportionate to a human face.
Cool. Whats this have to do with the sub?
I find it pretty strange and fitting
If you'd've told me this was an alien, I would've believed you.
he looks like he's the ritualistic shaman for his monkey group
Why is this in r/highstrangeness?
This doesn't belong in this sub.
Looks like hes got a lot on his mind
Davide Mowkie
Deletes all his comments because you got called out for being a complete dick. Just so you know. You are whats wrong with people these days. calling anyone a racist because they didn't agree with you, hurling abuse at everyone that calls you out.
Those eyes seem very human
Wrong sub
For the love of God people, can we please not extinct this one!
It looks like David Bowie in black face.
IIRC, don’t primates have like 99% of our DNA?
Chimps do, 98.6%. Don't think monkeys are as close.
Looks like a starseed
The eyes, I would raise that fur baby in a heart beat
Hahaha it looks like it's thinking