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White-faced capuchins in a tree. Image © BBC

Monkeys are clever, but we think that NATURE viewers are even more clever! Think you can come up with a funny caption for what’s going on in this photo?

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t -- October 28th, 2008 at 11:10 am

“if we’re so clever, why can’t we figure out how to separate conjoined monkey twins?”

doreen -- November 3rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Just another day in the jungle… What do you want to do, Marty?

Ramona -- November 4th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

“There goes our stock portfolio.”

Gregg -- November 4th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

“Has the election line gone down yet?”

Greg W. -- November 4th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

It’s Monday

David -- November 4th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

“When is this photographer gonna give us some food! I’m tired of waiting.”

Delph -- November 4th, 2008 at 11:24 pm

‘I’m a little bit country …and I’m a little bit rock ‘n roll.’

fred van deuson -- November 6th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

“……..I don’t know, what do you want to do…..”

Diana -- November 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

They told me this was the shoot for America’s Next Top Model.

Diana -- November 6th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Strike a pose, let’s get to it, come on and vogue.

Allyson -- November 6th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

Time to make the doughnuts.

Cheryl -- November 7th, 2008 at 12:43 am

Oh no. It looks like Ms. Green is planning another activity. Lie quietly. Maybe she won’t notice us. Play school wears me out.

Donald -- November 7th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

two heads are better than one.

Beverly -- November 7th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

I’m not sure, but I think 2 legged ones are called Humans.

Mavis -- November 7th, 2008 at 3:01 pm

Its your turn to do something funny for the camera. I did it last time.

Thomas -- November 7th, 2008 at 7:49 pm

They tried to enjoy their vacation, but neither could remember turning off the iron.

Ricky Garcia -- November 8th, 2008 at 10:12 am

(Sing-songy) Two Monkeys hanging on a tree H-A-N-G-I-N-G!

Greg Hurley -- November 8th, 2008 at 11:42 am

One monkey said to the other: “What do you mean 1729 is the smallest number expressed as the sum of 2 cubes in two different ways?”

The other monkey said: “Forget it. You are just not as evolved as I am.”

Martha Treder -- November 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

I can’t believe we’ve climbed the WHOLE tree! Are we there yet?!?!

Paul Demers -- November 8th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Now, if we put on a big raincoat, we can fit in with the bigger monkeys.

J Rodewald -- November 8th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

“When does PBS pledge week end?”

Lacaplin -- November 9th, 2008 at 2:50 am

Hey Dude… wanna take a nap?

Lisa -- November 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

So what are you doing standing there with that camera and staring at us?

Max the Bunny -- November 9th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

You on the right is that your feet, or two long toes?

jack -- November 9th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

Ya know, sometimes I don’t know if I have what it takes to be a “clever monkey.”?

Evelyn -- November 9th, 2008 at 3:45 pm

“I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.”

Gordon -- November 9th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

Do you really think they’ll buy our DVD?

Adam -- November 9th, 2008 at 9:38 pm

Where’s the remote?

Hank Ball -- November 9th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

“they never seem to tire of creating clever captions” Evolution…huh!

Joe -- November 10th, 2008 at 12:33 am

Our bark’s bigger than our bite.

Paul -- November 10th, 2008 at 1:04 am

Hey Joe, did you hear that we’re closely related to humans? Yeah, Romero, I heard. I’m bummed too.

T2 -- November 10th, 2008 at 3:17 am

“Year of the Rat… eh?”
“Yup, we still have to wait until 2016.”
[Translated from the Chinese]

Meghan -- November 10th, 2008 at 4:26 am

“If we just put our heads together like this, we will soon devise a plan clever enough to rid us of them for good this time.”

Eleanore Rhodes -- November 10th, 2008 at 7:56 am

How many days ’til Christmas?

Melissa -- November 10th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

“There’s always next year.” “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

Laura T. -- November 10th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

“You’re probably right,he hasn’t moved in a long while.

JoAnne -- November 10th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Why can’t Mom and Dad just say “Good Night” and leave?

Matt -- November 10th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

“The Cubs are never gonna win the World Series, are they?” “Nope.”

al -- November 10th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Wow… Maybe I should have stopped after that third shot of tequila.

landa -- November 10th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

“Can we go now? My chin is getting itchy.”

HATICE -- November 10th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

“Ya think that humans can separate our heads, now that they’ve done it successfully with humans?”

“Yep, I thinks so, there is no need to evolve for this!”

claire b -- November 11th, 2008 at 12:29 am

the usual.
double cappuchino, for here.

rachel -- November 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

where’s Ross?

james -- November 13th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

I told you my head would not fit in your ear

Pepper -- November 14th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

Seriously Albert, if I had known the hanging chad would have become such the big deal, well, we simply wouldn’t have gone there!!!

desire taylor -- November 15th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

Monkey #1 Ever since Cocoa lost those 2 pounds from her belly, she’s been nothing but a show-off.
Monkey #2 Amen. Imagine, wearing white lily garlands this late in the season.

Debra -- November 15th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

Thank a monkey. We broke the evolutionary code so you don’t have to.

J Asbury Toledo OH -- November 15th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

SHUSH !!! We`re watching PBS !

Brian -- November 17th, 2008 at 4:05 am

“Two heads are better than one…” is a completely different concept, gentlemen.

OGACE -- November 17th, 2008 at 7:48 am

“I hate timeout…”

Janice -- November 17th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

“Whata mean ? ….. We ARE smiling !”

Carol Ann Pitner -- November 17th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Playing really tires me out

shelli -- November 17th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

was it as good for you as it was for me

Lesley -- November 19th, 2008 at 10:18 pm

“I love this show! I had no idea that humans could be so interesting.”
“Shush, it’s just getting interesting.”

Ashley -- November 24th, 2008 at 2:26 am

“You smell that?”

trixx -- December 7th, 2008 at 3:08 am

how’s the day??

madhu -- January 18th, 2009 at 8:22 pm

Now will you stop crying and let me watch this program a little peacefully? I told you they are not going to sent you to connecticut.

Linda -- February 15th, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Monkey see, monkey do!

lulu -- February 26th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

hey why does your foot get to be in the picture its so obvious my foot is better

Avarie -- March 4th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

those monkeys are cutter the some people i know

maria -- July 17th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Oh, it’s you again? Don’t you have some lions to stalk or something?

Sridhar Ramakrishnan -- July 17th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Lets see which of us can resemble Mr. George Bush better !

Sterry -- July 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

Darn, it’s the paparazzi again. They’re ruining our lives!

joe -- August 18th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

why do I always get stuck by the butt? your the baby

R. b -- September 30th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

ahhhhh monkey rest…so goood…dang dude…why is that girl monkey over there so hot?

bunny -- October 3rd, 2009 at 8:55 am

Sorry God we give up! We can’t help save this planet earth from the humans monkeying with it!

Azure Malbone -- October 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Unemployment is a drag.

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