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This Russian monkey seems like some weird Oz creature, but he’s got realistic ideas about life on Earth: You need to be prepared for unseasonable cold snaps, and remember to enjoy the snow while it still exists, but you also need to be ready to shed your little elf-parka when the weather warms up. (No point just evolving a thicker pelt — you won’t need it for long. Clothes are a better solution.)

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The hopping is great, but I’m actually weirdly fond of the part where the monkey just sits there blinking at the camera for half a minute. He is so over the snow now. Global warming can’t come fast enough.