Rhesus wept
File under: primatology, Wellington
It seems that yesterday's post has sparked some controversy, not about the merits of anarchism or resistance to consumerism, but about primatology. I had identified one of the delightful objets d'art in the window display as a "glowing chimp", but Hadyn begged to differ, claiming it was a glowing rhesus monkey. Now, normally I would bow to Hadyn's expertise when it comes to monkeys, but I thought I'd have to go back and take a better photo of our mystery primate:
Hmm, still looks a little chimpish to me. I took a closer look, and it's actually labelled "Gorilla"! So perhaps it's time to follow correct police procedure and pull in the usual suspects for a line-up:
So, ladies and gentlemen (and any other higher mammals who might be reading this), which one is it? And to bring it back to consumerism think about this: this tasteful piece of decor will set you back $169.90. What would you rather spend that on? As for me, I'd probably start here.
posted by Tom @ 8:26 am
2 Comments:
Ha ha ha ha go Brownlee.
Possibly it's supposed to be a juvenile gorilla, it looks too wise to be a chimp.
Anthropomorphism. Watch me go, now.
When you inspected the item did it have a tail?
If not then I would say "Chimp" because Gorillas have flatter noses.
If it does have a tail then it is either a Rhesus (old world monkey) or a Brownlee (new right wing).
I err for Brownlee. As can be seen in the new photo, the lamp has a large glowing belly. Plenty of parliamentary photos will note this similarity to the Brownlee.
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