Following yesterday’s revelation that East Yorkshire is home to a fish that looks identical to Elton John, what better time for one to discover that somewhere in this wild, weird, terrifying world there is a monkey that looks like Wolverine.
The Wolf’s Mona monkey, or Cercopithecus wolfi, is found primarily in central Africa and the Congo. The species likes swampy habitats and are of no relation to red-tailed monkeys whatsoever.
This particular specimen is an inmate at the Secret Zoo in Malang City, Indonesia.
It’s unique blue and yellow markings make it look uncannily like Wolverine, the metal-clawed badass from Stan Lee’s X-Men series, played most recently by Hugh Jackman in the X-Men movie adaptations.
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