# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxtvhwsygU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11687093-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/a17ace8c42.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-12-14T11:39:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by jasperdoest / At Utsonomiya's Kayabuki Tavern, Japanese macaque Fuku-chan takes off its paper mâché mask during a performance practice with Yume-chan. Following dinner in the tavern, customers have the opportunity to watch the macaques perform tricks on a makeshift stage with the help of a variety of stage props.⠀
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We've humanized animals. We've made them part of our lives, but forgot about theirs. And now this monkey is taking off the human mask, revealing a unique individual being underneath. Follow jasperdoest to learn more about the human-wildlife relationship. #sarumawashi #wildlifetourism #japan #monkey

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monkey, sarumawashi, wildlifetourism, japan

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