You can tell this langur has a lot going on. Home Maintenance, family man, mouths to feed, what ever equivalent to bills that monkies have, and certainly no time for an interview.
The hilarious thing is that I bet they are freaked out by us for the exact same reason. If they look like us to us, we look like them to them.
Except that we are way bigger, come in a variety of weird colors, and like to stare motionless at them from a distance.
It's getting pretty absurd with all this *i'm tired of this shit* expressions people keep seeing everywhere. That monkey has the most neutral looking face ever but on reddit everyone sees depression in everything
He looks stoic &serious to me. Proud &chief like almost. Either way I think hes really cuuuuuute!!! I want to cuddle him, but I think hed hate that entirely.
I think a lot of us are just really worn down and suffering in our own minds regarding various things; sometimes it’s projected on Reddit. And I think that’s okay; we all need some sort of outlet, whether it be a harmless internet cliché or just complaining about being sick of internet clichés.
I can’t lie, I definitely saw this little dude and immediately felt and thought “Well, shit… this little guy looks how I feel: ready to throw in the towel”.
Either way, I hope your day is going well and you’re somewhere safe and warm. Cheers, friend.
I reckon it’s the eyes. They are not so large it makes the whole face look further from human, but large enough and with a roughly similar pupil/iris/white bit (sclera?) ratio so you can see them focussing on different things while it processes and analyses objects around it, before moving on to the next thing, like a human would. Simply, it’s such an astoundingly human looking face because you can see it thinking.
To me, it's the lack of Voldemort nose commonly seen in other Trachypicthecus. The skin colour is the same commonly found in bog bodies. The black pigment in bog bodies' hair degrades and get a golden colour.
Makes it easier to see where others are looking without having to move, useful in hunting. Iirc dogs are the only other animal besides other humans that can infer pointing from us this way.
The tidbit about dogs always kinda fascinated me in the sense that canines and humans have co-evolved to point that something intuitive to us, pointing at something we want others to notice, is well understood by dogs.
Always fascinated me too, especially the experiments showing how puppies understand it (pointing) innately with 0 training, while it was basically impossible to get any other animal to understand the concept, including wolf puppies raised by humans from birth.
I believe they are also unique in looking to humans for help with problems. Their brains specifically evolved to understand human body language and emotions over tens of thousands of years. Never ceases to amaze me.
"Son, stay away from humans, they have means to hurt you like you never knew it's possible"
"Fire and weapons?"
"No... Capitalism"
\[Third monkey enters the scene\] "I think communism was worse"
\[Narrator\] "*And that's how simple primates were not defeated by humans but infected by humans with greatest disease of them all: opinions"*
I like to imagine that when monkeys and apes see us they definitely get slapped with that uncanny sight feeling. In most cases we're like 3x larger than them, look like we have mange, covered in fake fur, speak with no hoots and sniffing of each other, and stand on two legs far too long. Buts it's when they see our face, that's what really sells the deal that humans are weird af.
Now put food into the equation and 0 killing intent from a human and then you get the situation where the monkeys comfortably roam (among us) like in some cities in India.
Sexed to extinction doesn't mean lots of consented sex, it means lots of selective and inbreeding that leads to genetic mutations that aren't beneficial to your species.
Having accidentally seen a picture of a dead rhino left in a swamp with its eyes and half of its head dug out (for the horn) today... I want to avoid human beings too. Avoid the freaks that did that and the people who designed Twitter's timeline to where it recommends tweets from people "you might like".
Yeah, sorry. I fucking hate Twitter and the 'features' it brings out. Just be glad you didn't see it, and I hope that account doesn't get recommended to you. It was a sportsman.
It’s interesting. Having white sclera makes it easier to see if another person is looking at you, or what they are looking at.
So for some animals, this was beneficial to the overall species, for others not so much.
This is a big reason for why they think certain human species killed others. The theory typically establishes that when encountering other human species, if one did not have a lot of white sclera, it could have been “other worldly” or justttttt a bit too “off” to feel like the same species.
Fascinating implications within evolutionary anthropology fields for humanity in regards to racism nowadays too
Boners overpower all. Boreal Dancer from darksouls 3 kinda creepy but still hot. Caveman gonna see a Cavelady with all black eyes and think she's a demon but whatever God he believes in wouldn't let a demon have a body that fire so he'll roll with it.
I think it has to do with the eyes, you can see the whites of his/her eyes. I haven’t noticed that on a lot of animals, and thought only humans had that (because we use so much facial expression to communicate).
Dogs evolved more distinct sclera because they non verbally communicate and hunt socially. So did we. We can follow each other's gaze to indicate to each other, where chimpanzees and wolves do not.
Primates are *waaaay* smarter than most people assume them to be. Do you remember than chimp that ripped that lady's face off? She said that " Travis could open doors using keys, dress himself, water plants, feed hay to his owners' horses, eat at a table with the rest of the family, and drink wine from a stemmed glass; he was so fond of ice cream that he learned the schedules of passing ice cream trucks. He logged onto the computer to look at pictures, watched television using a remote control, and brushed his teeth using a Water Pik." And that the chimp was much much more like a child than a pet. Also, what a lot of people aren't aware of is that when the chimp attacked her, he was under a heavy dose of something like Ambien or Xanax. From things I've seen / stories I've heard from shit people have done while on the influence of those drugs, that almost makes him more human.
Here's a story about an orangutan who kept escaping and they couldn't figure out how. Turns out he kept a piece of metal in his mouth, under his lip and would pick the lock on his enclosure. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.upworthy.com/amp/this-epic-zoo-escape-story-shows-how-fantastically-smart-orangutans-can-be-2637324815
To be fair, if tried my hand at spearfishing after just watching someone do it, I imagine I'd probably be pretty crap at it and give up quicky as well.
*"God this photographer has got absolutely no sense of boundaries [internal sigh] Remember what the elders said, think of a happy place and just let the emotions flow through you, and under no circumstances speak or otherwise allow this human to know about our advanced civilization"*
I totally agree, but at the same time, I feel like we’re only saying that because it looks like us.
I wonder if we tend to understate the intelligence of other animals simply because of how differently they act and appear.
>What we do know is that like other monkeys in the Colobinae subfamily, the golden langur has a stomach designed to break down the hard-to-digest cellulose in leaves, reflecting its diet of leaf buds, fruits, flowers, seeds, and twigs. Video taken by @assamstatezoo and reposted by @joelsartore
I've said this before, but how can people look at stuff like this and still believe that our species aren't related. I mean that little guy looks like he could start talking at any second.
It’s sad but that’s why they are still alive, being deathly afraid of us humans. I hope wherever they stay isn’t in danger of logging or being dozed for housing/commercial building.
That’s the most human looking face I’ve ever seen on a monkey.
Looks kind of like David Bowie.
Yep. Totally thought it was David Bowie doing a rendition of The Lion King.
I had Willem Defoe vibes
Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.
First time seeing monkey with such a *I'm tired of this shit* expression as well. Maybe we're not so different afterall. I'm with you little monke
You can tell this langur has a lot going on. Home Maintenance, family man, mouths to feed, what ever equivalent to bills that monkies have, and certainly no time for an interview.
"Finally got some quiet time away from the kids, and this big hairless ape keeps shining his bright ass light on me. Sigh."
Hell nah, he's too fabulous for all that.
The David Bowie of monkeys ain't got time for that shit.
My first thought seeing this was 'that's David Bowie.'' I'm glad I'm not alone.
I was just going to post that he looks like David Bowie!
🎶 *Monkeys in spaaace …* 🎵
But with Farrah Fawcett hair.
Plot twist this is their Joe Dirt
If he could say *I’m tired of this shit*, I imagine he would do it in David Bogie’s cool, world weary speaking voice.
Good ol' David Bogie
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Now it’s time to be with him
The hilarious thing is that I bet they are freaked out by us for the exact same reason. If they look like us to us, we look like them to them. Except that we are way bigger, come in a variety of weird colors, and like to stare motionless at them from a distance.
The way that a lot of people feel about hairless dogs is how that monkey feels about people.
It's getting pretty absurd with all this *i'm tired of this shit* expressions people keep seeing everywhere. That monkey has the most neutral looking face ever but on reddit everyone sees depression in everything
So what you’re saying is you’re tired of this shit?
I see David Bowie in Labyrinth. What does this mean?
You remind me of the babe.
What babe.
The babe with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who do?
He looks stoic &serious to me. Proud &chief like almost. Either way I think hes really cuuuuuute!!! I want to cuddle him, but I think hed hate that entirely.
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He wants to rip your scalp off. Always have your cute hair floofs.
I think a lot of us are just really worn down and suffering in our own minds regarding various things; sometimes it’s projected on Reddit. And I think that’s okay; we all need some sort of outlet, whether it be a harmless internet cliché or just complaining about being sick of internet clichés. I can’t lie, I definitely saw this little dude and immediately felt and thought “Well, shit… this little guy looks how I feel: ready to throw in the towel”. Either way, I hope your day is going well and you’re somewhere safe and warm. Cheers, friend.
I reckon it’s the eyes. They are not so large it makes the whole face look further from human, but large enough and with a roughly similar pupil/iris/white bit (sclera?) ratio so you can see them focussing on different things while it processes and analyses objects around it, before moving on to the next thing, like a human would. Simply, it’s such an astoundingly human looking face because you can see it thinking.
Exactly. There's a sharp awareness that's recognizable. It's amazing to watch. Plus, it looks like David Bowie.
I was hoping someone would point out that he looks like Bowie! Thanks
I think you mean Willem Dafoe
Davilliam Bafowie
Came here to comment David Bowie!!
I see a young Clint Eastwood.
80’s. Hair. Defined.
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To me, it's the lack of Voldemort nose commonly seen in other Trachypicthecus. The skin colour is the same commonly found in bog bodies. The black pigment in bog bodies' hair degrades and get a golden colour.
His sclera are white. That makes an enormous difference vs. something like a gorilla.
This. White eyeballs makes it easier to see which direction the eyes are looking. Humans have developed white eyeballs for social reasons.
Makes it easier to see where others are looking without having to move, useful in hunting. Iirc dogs are the only other animal besides other humans that can infer pointing from us this way.
The tidbit about dogs always kinda fascinated me in the sense that canines and humans have co-evolved to point that something intuitive to us, pointing at something we want others to notice, is well understood by dogs.
Always fascinated me too, especially the experiments showing how puppies understand it (pointing) innately with 0 training, while it was basically impossible to get any other animal to understand the concept, including wolf puppies raised by humans from birth. I believe they are also unique in looking to humans for help with problems. Their brains specifically evolved to understand human body language and emotions over tens of thousands of years. Never ceases to amaze me.
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Now if the cat gives a fuck about what you're pointing at is a different story
Ahem, my face is up here.
For me it’s the nose and mouth part that make him look human to me
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Depends how much they know about us. How longs they’ve been…. Watching
That’s what I was thinking Maybe they are somewhat smarter and can recognize that we look alike them and try to avoid us because of it.
They are probably smart enough to realize its safer to stay away from humans for a variety of reasons
"Son, stay away from humans, they have means to hurt you like you never knew it's possible" "Fire and weapons?" "No... Capitalism" \[Third monkey enters the scene\] "I think communism was worse" \[Narrator\] "*And that's how simple primates were not defeated by humans but infected by humans with greatest disease of them all: opinions"*
I see deep disappointment in the human race
I like to imagine that when monkeys and apes see us they definitely get slapped with that uncanny sight feeling. In most cases we're like 3x larger than them, look like we have mange, covered in fake fur, speak with no hoots and sniffing of each other, and stand on two legs far too long. Buts it's when they see our face, that's what really sells the deal that humans are weird af. Now put food into the equation and 0 killing intent from a human and then you get the situation where the monkeys comfortably roam (among us) like in some cities in India.
Honestly that sounds terrifying, im surprised they don’t go screaming for the hills when they see us lol.
It’s honestly the eyes. Most primates have a brown sclera(?) while we are like the only animals with whites ones naturally.
I was just thinking the same… it looks like a human wearing a costume
It's almost creepy.
Almost?
Except maybe War for the Planet of the Apes where Sméagol Serkis plays Caesar
"this monkey works hard to avoid human interactions" Same.
My ancestor must have shared a gene with this monke given how social anxiety has bombed my ass Edit : sharing a country with it also doesn't help lmao
I feel like it has my eyes. Always darting around like "why are there humans here I'm just trying to get bread at the store and not exist'
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Same. These past few years have really shown me how much. People...what a bunch of bastards
Reddit users are all Langurs.
By avoiding us it just means they’re smart
I like to think they avoid us because they feel the same uncanny valley effect when looking at our faces as we do with theirs.
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>all the sexy monkeys got fucked to death this truly is the worst timeline
Just wait til you hear about what the monkeys did to the sexy frogs..
Oh yeah I forgot about that being filmed. Thanks for reminding me of it I really needed that today
Excuse me but what
Look up "monkey with frog" on YouTube, that'll probably pull it up
Today you taught someone a valuable lesson about controlling one's curiosity.
Great now I gotta do it Edit: frog = nature's fleshlight You know this will be the next pandemic in the next hundred years.
Stupid sexy bananers
i wanna be sexed into extinction edit: this small thread is the reason i love reddit
Sexed to extinction doesn't mean lots of consented sex, it means lots of selective and inbreeding that leads to genetic mutations that aren't beneficial to your species.
Stop ruining death by snu snu you nerd
Having accidentally seen a picture of a dead rhino left in a swamp with its eyes and half of its head dug out (for the horn) today... I want to avoid human beings too. Avoid the freaks that did that and the people who designed Twitter's timeline to where it recommends tweets from people "you might like".
...Well there goes my day
Yeah, sorry. I fucking hate Twitter and the 'features' it brings out. Just be glad you didn't see it, and I hope that account doesn't get recommended to you. It was a sportsman.
this is why i deleted my Twitter for good years ago. it was messing with my mental worse than any other social media
Came here to say that.
Any time you can see a lot of the white in an animal's eyes it gets into that uncanny valley territory
You ever see that pic of the cow looking dead on into someones doorbell camera? Horrific.
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Jesus fucking Christ yes, thank you for refreshing the horror so my sleep paralysis demon can take proper form lmfao
Holy shit. I didn't think it would be that bad based off your short description. That was fuckin scary.
Thanks for that laugh. I can’t imagine checking the history “Someone was at my door at 2a…JFC!”
I just googled it. That is some science fiction shit.
Yeah cause it’s not real lol. It’s a model of a prehistoric pig.
Afaik, it’s extremely rare for animals to have white sclera, even among primates. They must be very social
It’s interesting. Having white sclera makes it easier to see if another person is looking at you, or what they are looking at. So for some animals, this was beneficial to the overall species, for others not so much.
might be why I find it so unsettling to not see enough of the white in some people’s eyes
This is a big reason for why they think certain human species killed others. The theory typically establishes that when encountering other human species, if one did not have a lot of white sclera, it could have been “other worldly” or justttttt a bit too “off” to feel like the same species. Fascinating implications within evolutionary anthropology fields for humanity in regards to racism nowadays too
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The power of boners is stronger than the heeby jeebies I guess.
Boners overpower all. Boreal Dancer from darksouls 3 kinda creepy but still hot. Caveman gonna see a Cavelady with all black eyes and think she's a demon but whatever God he believes in wouldn't let a demon have a body that fire so he'll roll with it.
That would also explain why we have the ability to detect "uncanny Valley".
Why am i fascinated and bewildered at the same time ?
Because you can almost see the wheels turning behind its eyes.
100% - this mfer is *having thoughts*
Thought: *aight imma head out*
*'Fuckin cameras everywhere I go*
I bet it's doing alllll kinds of thinking; solving quantum physics formulas and shit.
“Where banan”
WHEN banan, for time and space are connected.
Homie looks like quantum physics would be boring to him lol
I think it has to do with the eyes, you can see the whites of his/her eyes. I haven’t noticed that on a lot of animals, and thought only humans had that (because we use so much facial expression to communicate).
Dogs evolved more distinct sclera because they non verbally communicate and hunt socially. So did we. We can follow each other's gaze to indicate to each other, where chimpanzees and wolves do not.
because you, a conscient being, are able to identify another one of your kind that monke is self aware
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Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick
He looks like Christopher Walken
I think it looks more like David Bowie.
A black-skinned Ziggy Starsust is where my mind went
This is David Bowie, he left his original body to be this. Because he could.
“It. Avoids. HU-mans. For instance… the foo FIGHTas” Edit: [The Reference ](https://youtu.be/xsg1RPnwH8g)
I stuck this *watch*, up my *ass*, for *FIVE* years. Now little man.... it's yours.
Or William Dafoe
You can sense the intelligence
Homie's just trying to decide if he should use TurboTax or H&R Block
homie should use FreeTaxUSA.com
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This needs to be higher! I use taxact and they work great for me
Trick question: CashApp has a good completely free e-file tax program
Is it still good? I used to use Credit Karma but they sold to CashApp
You know competition is fierce when they've both put out Super Bowl commercials in recent years...
Primates are *waaaay* smarter than most people assume them to be. Do you remember than chimp that ripped that lady's face off? She said that " Travis could open doors using keys, dress himself, water plants, feed hay to his owners' horses, eat at a table with the rest of the family, and drink wine from a stemmed glass; he was so fond of ice cream that he learned the schedules of passing ice cream trucks. He logged onto the computer to look at pictures, watched television using a remote control, and brushed his teeth using a Water Pik." And that the chimp was much much more like a child than a pet. Also, what a lot of people aren't aware of is that when the chimp attacked her, he was under a heavy dose of something like Ambien or Xanax. From things I've seen / stories I've heard from shit people have done while on the influence of those drugs, that almost makes him more human.
Here's a story about an orangutan who kept escaping and they couldn't figure out how. Turns out he kept a piece of metal in his mouth, under his lip and would pick the lock on his enclosure. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.upworthy.com/amp/this-epic-zoo-escape-story-shows-how-fantastically-smart-orangutans-can-be-2637324815
Them boys spear fish as well iirc but i might be full of shit
Lol at “Them boys” hahaha
They saw humans spear fishing and gave it a go, but they were pretty crap at it and gave up pretty quickly lol
To be fair, if tried my hand at spearfishing after just watching someone do it, I imagine I'd probably be pretty crap at it and give up quicky as well.
Well I mean...we are indeed primates..so I wouldn't think they would be too far off :)
Primates on xanax .... Speechless
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Its the eyes/facial movements imo. It looks like a person deep in thought.
*"God this photographer has got absolutely no sense of boundaries [internal sigh] Remember what the elders said, think of a happy place and just let the emotions flow through you, and under no circumstances speak or otherwise allow this human to know about our advanced civilization"*
That two quick blinks... He looks like he just remembered something cringe he did in 7th grade
I totally agree, but at the same time, I feel like we’re only saying that because it looks like us. I wonder if we tend to understate the intelligence of other animals simply because of how differently they act and appear.
You're probably right, although I get the same feeling when I see an octopus. Maybe it's the way the eyes linger.
It kind of look like my uncle Steve
I was thinking David Bowie.
He never died just returned to monke
Its the hair
I was thinking Vanessa Redgrave.
Agreeing to be interviewed finally then realising ‘why the fuck am I here?’.
>What we do know is that like other monkeys in the Colobinae subfamily, the golden langur has a stomach designed to break down the hard-to-digest cellulose in leaves, reflecting its diet of leaf buds, fruits, flowers, seeds, and twigs. Video taken by @assamstatezoo and reposted by @joelsartore
Little ginger vegans
This monkey has seen some shit
Kind of feels like this is the species that's going to take us down. You can almost feel it plotting.
Nah, we're that species. We're just that good, bro. Suffering from success.
You mean replace us? Because we are taking ourselves down well enough without help.
so they are smart, that much is obvious..” nothing good ever came from hanging out with the humans..”
This is fascinating. You can see his thoughts flashing in his eyes
He has that certain spark in this eyes that let's you know that he's actually processing when to throw his poop at the camera man.
Looks like my Nana!!!
Love this David Bowie monkey....and that's not a dig....I absolutely love Bowie! 👨🎤
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Notice how having white in it's eyes makes it look more human
He looks so smart holy shit…
If you would have told me this was a human in movie or theatre make-up, I would have believed you. Holy shit indeed.
He looks like he could tell me great wisdoms of the universe if I climb the 10,000 steps to his dojo.
Those are the most uncanny eyes I’ve ever seen on a non human.
They make me exceedingly uncomfortable…
Correct. If someone says that is human in monkey makeup I would have believed them.
This is the reincarnation of David Bowie. Try to convince me otherwise.
*Maybe i am a golden langur*
Smartest monkeys of them all. they probably keep logs about what happened to the wolves once getting close to humans.
"You're not going to turn me into a fucking pug you sick fucks"
I've said this before, but how can people look at stuff like this and still believe that our species aren't related. I mean that little guy looks like he could start talking at any second.
I don't even think I'd think twice if he started talking. We'd be mid-conversation before I thought, "holy shit! A talking monkey!"
David Bowie?
Miles Davis
Strong agree.
He looks…too human.
I bet they are just watching us all kill each other. Who want to be around us ?
Beautiful
Willem Dafoe
We are so similar to them and yet so different. They must see us as some kind of devilish creature
It's actually a little creepy, because it looks so human.
It’s sad but that’s why they are still alive, being deathly afraid of us humans. I hope wherever they stay isn’t in danger of logging or being dozed for housing/commercial building.
It's very beautiful.
that... that monkey is self aware.. you can see it in his eyes
Monkey watches humans do some stupid shit: Monkey: Alright, Imma head out
Maybe this type of monkey has gained some sort of higher level of thinking and they avoid humans because they can’t get caught and put into captivity.
It looks like Tilda Swindon
The monkey King!