First stand-alone monkey

by Meg on June 2, 2006

People, Cuteoverload exploded six months ago. We have yet to post a monkey (on it’s own, not with the ‘help of a kitten’.) In all of the 1.2 billion C.O. posts, this is the first MONKEY!

Welcome, lil’ Dude:

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So prosh. Just like Jocelyn C.

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1 A thinker 06.02.06 at 1:15 pm

Wow. it’s tiny and it’s wearing a diaper. eep.

2 A thinker 06.02.06 at 1:16 pm

and the EYES!!

3 Impybat 06.02.06 at 1:17 pm

*cracks up at the diaper* He looks so fuzzy.

4 Ayumi 06.02.06 at 1:17 pm

Umm. It’s a little creepy.

Reminds me of a [VERY] premature baby!

5 msumissa 06.02.06 at 1:24 pm

How cute is that teeny tiny diaper!

6 Leilani 06.02.06 at 1:25 pm

OMG, that cute little bugger! L@@K at those darling little fingers! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

7 Leilani 06.02.06 at 1:26 pm

P.S. Doesn’t his little head look like a brown kiwi fruit? LOL!

8 Flame73 06.02.06 at 1:26 pm

SO adorable! The eyes are so soulful, it’s like you can see the emotions, just like a human baby.

9 Wincey 06.02.06 at 1:27 pm

Oh, I’m so glad you finally got to the primates! Now for a baby chimp, a baby gorilla, a baby bonobo, a baby orang … and all the monkeys and lemurs … yay!

10 TheIdleReceptionist 06.02.06 at 1:29 pm

Glances at second photo in cuteness-induced haze from first photo and…..dies….

…second…one….too….cute….to…survive….

11 Rose 06.02.06 at 1:32 pm

These two images have killed me dead. oohhh the nibbling on the finger!

12 fate 06.02.06 at 1:35 pm

at first it looked like a doll! how sweet

13 toddspal 06.02.06 at 1:36 pm

I just threw up all over myself from the cute sickness. This monkey is so shiny and cute I’m a little pissed off.

14 Jan Spencer 06.02.06 at 1:38 pm

You can really see the soul of this little guy in his eyes. Oh, you just want to hug him and protect him forever.

15 carolion 06.02.06 at 1:38 pm

wait! you forgot about this little fella: http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/01/monkeekee_monke.html

and we must admit, he is too cute to be forgotten!

16 A thinker 06.02.06 at 1:39 pm

“Doesn’t his little head look like a brown kiwi fruit?”

It *so* does, Leilani! LOL!

17 Mary 06.02.06 at 1:42 pm

Monkeys are unique animals in their cuteness. They resemble humans so much that it’s amazing and creepy all at the same time!

18 AuntieMame 06.02.06 at 1:42 pm

He looks like he’s made of chocolate. With a little chocolate-kiwi head.

Coochy-coochy, little monkey!

19 Kris, in New England 06.02.06 at 1:47 pm

That first picture did me in,never mind the finger sucking in the 2nd one. Peering into my soul indeed.

So OK, the monkey is cute, but I thought we had “agreed” on all bunny Friday. At least E.Collins and I agreed….

20 pendlerpiken 06.02.06 at 1:48 pm

aaaaawwwww!
how sweet is that, at the very end of the week :)
hooray! 15 minutes ’til weekend!

21 maymee 06.02.06 at 1:52 pm

Wee fuzzy head! And shoulder! Even the knuckles are cute.

/agrees with Mary about amazing and creepy at the same time

22 Cookies 06.02.06 at 1:55 pm

Adorable! You should compile a list of all the under-represented animals and try to post one every day.
Next do chinchillas! :)

23 jaypo 06.02.06 at 1:56 pm

How dear is that…!? Oh my. Jan Spencer is so on to it. He makes you want to pick him up, hug him, and protect him from all harmful things forever, even more than if he were a baby. With babies, it comes naturally to want to do that. With a little being like this, the power of our emotional responses can me overwhelming and confusing. I’m goin’ with the flow….

24 jaypo 06.02.06 at 1:57 pm

oops, I meant “can be…”

25 Torie 06.02.06 at 2:00 pm

Kinda creeped out…kinda in love…Kiwi for sure!

26 little_fleabag 06.02.06 at 2:04 pm

I am not sure. Too much human, not enough cuddly furball for my liking. It is a bit weird.

27 captainpotato 06.02.06 at 2:04 pm

Sorry, maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t understand the cuteness of monkeys. The one with the cat was nice, but only because of the cat.

Give me a tapir any day :)

28 Char 06.02.06 at 2:07 pm

I’m very disappointed. I sent yinz a picture of an even CUTER (if you can believe it) baby munchkin monkey named Mango, and you didn’t post her photo! She would have been your first monkey…

29 StormCat 06.02.06 at 2:09 pm

That first pic looks like he’s saying “Mommy?”… Look at how he grasps the towel? Oh man, I wish he was holding on to my shirt like that…I’d hug him gently and make sure no one ever hurt him…What a darlin’!!!

30 pheral 06.02.06 at 2:09 pm

lol, i love the way it looks like he just turned around to squeal something, and someone shoved a finger in his mouth. he’s all like “eh?”

31 Norty 06.02.06 at 2:10 pm

you know, there’s nothing I like more than a little kiwi with chocolate… thanks. now I’m hungry on one hand… but full of cute at the same time.
great.

32 puppymomma 06.02.06 at 2:25 pm

For some reason my ovaries just exploded.

I want one of them! What a cute little guy!

33 Brianne 06.02.06 at 2:32 pm

Now wait a minute… there has been a previous monkey posting. I shan’t soon forget the adorable monkey hugging his stuffed duck! And SHAME ON YOU for forgetting him yourselves.

34 TheLuna 06.02.06 at 2:32 pm

Aww, fuzzy skull cap!

He does look frighteningly close to human, tho.

35 Miss Mary 06.02.06 at 2:41 pm

OMG.
*squee*
So cute it makes my teeth hurt.
Look at the eyes! So cute.

36 Nicholas C 06.02.06 at 2:42 pm

So prosh, prosh, proshous…!!! Finally all these months of Jocelyn cute overloading pays off for everyone! Way to go, happy cute-hunting, and keep up the good work!

37 Laura 06.02.06 at 2:45 pm

I can’t decide wether or not he looks like a brown fuzzy helpless old man or a kiwi with big alien eyes.

38 English Chick 06.02.06 at 2:50 pm

This little dude is sooo cute!!
the eyes have it!!

39 Danielle 06.02.06 at 2:58 pm

It’s a Gorilla baby, making in an APE, not a Monkey. But still cute.

40 Wendy 06.02.06 at 3:00 pm

So cute he’s ugly, or so ugly he’s cute, but definately agree with the kiwi comment. Add a little pudge and he’d be infinitely cuddle-able!

41 Jorden 06.02.06 at 3:04 pm

Holy. Crap.
I love him/her!!!!!

42 Wisefool 06.02.06 at 3:07 pm

I’m deeply in primate love over here. Would you folks consider building a primate category (non-human primate, that is)? If you build it, cuteness will come.

Danielle – check out the tail in the first photo. Monkey, not ape.

43 MLE 06.02.06 at 3:09 pm

OMG…the eyes! So…staring-into-my-soul-ish. Proshness beyond proshness.

44 jaypo 06.02.06 at 3:11 pm

No diapies in the top pict. Diapies on the bottom. [*heehee*--pun intended]

45 La Lola 06.02.06 at 3:15 pm

okay, I’m officially in love!

46 Trish 06.02.06 at 3:16 pm

1st pic: “Hi! May I monche on a ring finger,please?”
2nd pic: “Um, yeah…I asked for a ring finger and this is definitely a pinky. Just ‘cuz it has a ring on it doesn’t make it a ring finger. Ring finger please….”

47 Me 06.02.06 at 3:23 pm

Monkeys. Are. Scary.

48 martha in mobile 06.02.06 at 3:26 pm

my child was quite premature and she looked a lot like this. in fact, we called her “monkey-sweet” until the hair on her forehead fell out.

49 The honourable Gladys Anstruther 06.02.06 at 3:27 pm

Gahh, my heart just melted. The eyes the eyes.

50 alice 06.02.06 at 3:44 pm

YAY!!! I love monkeys and apes! Anyone know the species? He looks like a langur maybe? Oh and orang babies are totally prosh – CO needs one of those!

51 kariboo 06.02.06 at 3:49 pm

i dunno. i think i’m seriously creeped out by this photo.
the eyes look so wise, and old, for such a little monkey. like an accusing glance at humanity: ‘you’re destroying the planet…
…and we’re going to take over.’

i dunno. maybe i’ve just seen (the original) planet of the apes too many times.

*shivers*

52 falnfenix 06.02.06 at 3:53 pm

Pheral, you just made me laugh so loud my boss thinks something’s wrong with me. too funny!

53 Meg 06.02.06 at 3:57 pm

So at 5:30Am this morning I bolt upright in bed (Knowing this post is gonna go live soon) and I remembered the OTHER FIRST MONKEY that we posted. Oops!

Then I went back to sleep.

54 Who? 06.02.06 at 3:57 pm

Danielle: “It’s a Gorilla baby, making in an APE, not a Monkey. But still cute.”

No, he’s definitly a monkey. See the wee tail in the first pic? Gorillas don’t have tails.

But you’re right, Still Cute!

55 Shell Bell 06.02.06 at 3:58 pm

Ok – regarding my previous comment (re: birdies) that everything *baby* is cute…I take that back…(gulp)

56 alice 06.02.06 at 4:02 pm

Meg – Well, *technically* Mr. Squirrel Monkey was not the star of his own show but had to battle it out with Mr. Goose. So… this is the first stand-alone monkey! :)

57 a 06.02.06 at 4:23 pm

I hope this isn’t a privately owned monkey. I’d be really disappointed if you started posting privately owned extoic animals on this site. Think about the repercussions.

58 A Fine Morsel 06.02.06 at 4:32 pm

Oh, the innocent look on his face. He’s too much.

59 Skwerly 06.02.06 at 4:36 pm

Whatever kind of monkey or ape this bitty baby is, he ain’t a gorilla. The nose, snout, and head shape are all different.

Either way…

I am knee-deep in Puddles of Amazing Baby Monkey Cuteness! Gah!

I try not to duplicate most of the “exploding” sentiments often expressed here, but if I were to have my head explode from cuteness, this post would do it.

60 A thinker 06.02.06 at 4:51 pm

aw, Meg. CO is taking over your life.

I, too, thought that about the previous monkey. he was snorgling a goose–so technically not alone!

61 not a crier 06.02.06 at 5:00 pm

i.. okay.. i have never posted a comment before, but this picture actually put tears in my eyes, people. TEARS! i mean! gah! those arms and fingies. gah!

62 bunnymom 06.02.06 at 5:03 pm

Like “not a crier,” I also am a first-time poster despite my addiction to CO. I…must…touch…this…darling.
..primate…must…find…must…
see…

63 Adalia 06.02.06 at 5:24 pm

Not true! There was the one sickeningly cute little monkey with the fuzzy stuffed duck. :P

64 Chibi 06.02.06 at 5:45 pm

Oh what a little hunny!! The eyes r totally delicous. God, he reminds me of some type of toy… or kiwi > <

65 Ponygirl 06.02.06 at 5:49 pm

Monkeys sans mamas make me sad.

66 M- 06.02.06 at 6:07 pm

Oh…. the eyes, such sweet little windows to the soul…. how can one resist such sweet eyes calling to them…

67 sweet jane 06.02.06 at 6:27 pm

Little monkey wears his diaper the same way my grandpa wears his pants–high over his poochy little belly. Aww.

68 Irishka 06.02.06 at 7:20 pm

Aaaawwwwww!
AAaaWWwwwwww!!!!
AAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!

I just wanna cuddle the itty-bitty baby!

69 chibi 06.02.06 at 7:54 pm

not prosh. terrifying. doesn’t belong here…neither do babies. ick.

70 lala 06.02.06 at 8:10 pm

monkeys just aren’t cute. Even when they look like they’re almost cute, or they should be cute according to all the rules, it’s still not cute.

71 Mina 06.02.06 at 8:11 pm

AWWW!!! Its a little….human–alien…hybrid thing. Ok ok…kidding. That is one adorable monkey!!

72 Jenni 06.02.06 at 8:43 pm

Ugh. So. Not. Cute. :(
(imho!)

73 celly 06.02.06 at 8:49 pm

awwwwwwww!!!! he’s soo adorable! HE LOOKS SOOO…DEFENCELRESS AND…OOOOOOOOO!!! His eyes are sooo…deep!!!

74 MusicChick2 06.02.06 at 9:53 pm

It’s been said before but bears repeating: Awwwwwwwwwww!!!!

75 Jennifer 06.03.06 at 12:51 am

That first picture is *killing* me! :D

76 hi 06.03.06 at 1:46 am

it is amazingly cute i want one

77 Han 06.03.06 at 1:50 am

Odd some people still believe we’re not close family with the apes.

78 Gayle 06.03.06 at 4:07 am

How cute – more monkeys please!

79 Erin 06.03.06 at 4:54 am

There should be a “Cute or Scary?” category. And this should be in it.

80 Lethe 06.03.06 at 8:15 pm

Eek! That is really, really horrible. *backs away from computer*

(Good thing some people think those things are cute though, or they wouldn’t get looked after ;) )

81 Tiffany 06.03.06 at 11:55 pm

I dunno… the first one is pretty cute, but the second looks like a charred skeleton or something. :P

82 Sharoney 06.04.06 at 3:28 am

Gollum! Gollum!

What about… the PRECIOUS?

We wants the Precious! Must have The Precious!

83 Sharoney 06.04.06 at 3:34 am

Gollum! Gollum!

What about… the PRECIOUS?

We wants the Precious! Must have The Precious!

84 Sarah 06.04.06 at 5:22 am

I truly don’t understand people not finding this cute… look at his sweet little smile in the first photo!
And why is it that there’s always someone coming in all po-faced to harsh the cute mellow with comments like ‘I hope that’s not a privately-owned monkey, think of the repercussions’?
Subtext: Because I am the kind of Serious and Worthwhile Person who thinks of repercussions all the time. While you guys were just squealing over a cute photo, repercussions happened! You could have stopped them, but you didn’t care! Bah.
What, like a whole bunch of people who saw this post are going to run out and buy black-market monkeys?

85 ellenbrenna 06.04.06 at 8:14 pm

“Thinking about consequences” a couple of people on this thread compared it to a human baby and at least one expressed a desire to own one. Monkeys are not human babies and they do not form social bonds with humans in the same way that domesticated animals like dogs horses and cats do. It is bad for the animal and I think you would agree there is nothing cute about a deeply unhappy wild animal that snaps and starts throwing shit at your head.

Yes I too would be disappointed if CO posted pictures of privately owned exotic pets. Not because I do not appreciate cuteness but because I appreciate animals for what they are which is frequently unbelievably face smushingly cute but principally animals.

86 sophia 06.04.06 at 9:59 pm

that is by far the cuttest monkey ever !

87 Alison 06.07.06 at 6:39 am

I am agog. That is the cutest. Monkey. EVER.

88 Anuqet 07.08.06 at 8:29 pm

Aw, baby woolly monkey.

To reassure those who are worried that he is privately owned, he is from Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, UK, and is being hand reared as he was abandoned by his mother. Check out the link for even more baby woolly monkey goodness.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/4973836.stm

(Not the OP, just someone with Monkey Worlds newsletter in front of her.)

89 abbiegrrl 07.31.06 at 3:48 am

Wow. And that babe will NEVER talk back or borrow the car w/o asking.

90 jetgiiirl 10.21.06 at 9:57 pm

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. i love this it made my heart melt

91 purplemegan 11.17.06 at 10:31 pm

has anyone noticed that the monkey looks like don cheadle?

92 heather 04.20.07 at 6:59 pm

thats so cute i wish my boyfriend looked like that!lol just playing but it is cute

93 Kendra 04.25.07 at 9:51 pm

Awww, he is so cute.. I want one. ♥ lol.
I am falling in love with this adorable little guy ♥ ..

94 billy the kid 04.27.07 at 1:05 pm

omfg. he’s so hackin cute ! :]

95 Danny 05.09.07 at 6:12 pm

In my classroom im literally a monkey

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