Because, really, how could I not include this? The caption also slays me:
A monkey holds her child during snowfall at a zoo in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province, January 18, 2006. Heavy snow hit Zhengzhou on Wednesday, bringing surprise and coldness to the animals, local zoo keepers said.
Bringing surprise and coldness, you say? I like to imagine the monkeys being all, "Damn! The Weather Channel said it would be in the 40s this weekend. I didn't plan for this."
That said, there is a goofy, soft-hearted part of me that wonders why, in a world where people routinely dress their dogs in sweaters, rain slickers and other goofy gear, nobody's developed a line of Zoo Wear precisely for these surprise snowfalls. Huddling monkeys are all well and good for photos, but who will recognize the people's demand for photos of monkeys in little earmuffs and down puffer vests?
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