While it might look like the monkey on the left is bracing for an important medical inspection, since he’s hit that age when guys have to start thinking about a certain part of their body more often, it’s not that. It’s just grooming. Grooming is an important part of monkey social life for a number of reasons.
They also don’t have the issues humans do with their private parts, so showing off your rear end in this way doesn’t have all the same connotations. No, these two monkeys are just making sure that those tasty bugs don’t get to settle down in that dude’s fur.
Do I Have Something in My Teeth?
We might not know everything about chipmunks (could anybody possibly know everything about chipmunks?), but we do know that they like to stuff their cheeks with food. When people think about chipmunks, it's the first thing that comes to mind. They sure can fit a lot in there, and that's mostly because they don't have the kind of hands to carry food while moving around.
We do the same sort of thing – popping a pen between our teeth while carrying other things, typing, or using the phone. At least we can get around without having to go down to all fours!
Tons of Animals Get Camera Shy
Not everybody wants a camera shoved in their face. If you're hanging out on the beach and someone takes your picture, you might be a little upset, too. That exact thought might not be going through this seal's head, but there are plenty of other reasons why an animal might be covering its eyes. Maybe it's really sunny out. That can be the case on a lot of beaches.
This little guy or gal is a darling, so we understand wanting to get a picture, but it seems the photographer will have to do a little bit of begging to get a smile from this creature.
Let No Drop of Honey go to Waste
In case you're wondering what kind of bear this long-tongued creature is, we're looking at a Malayan sun bear, one of the goofiest of the family. Seriously, go look at some pictures, they are some odd animals. Half of them look like they're humans in really good bear costumes, the rest of them know they're bears and can't stand it.
They also have really, really long tongues. Bears generally have longer tongues, but sun bears are a step above the rest of them. They primarily use them to slurp up some delicious termites – the longer the tongue, the less work they have to do to get a full meal.
The Talking Is Done Now
While this picture looks like the chameleon has had just about enough of the frog (or toad, we don't know) running its mouth, it's likely something else. Chameleons make careful, measured steps to get where they're going, and what happened was this chameleon was just making its way to the other end of the branch where they both sat, and the chameleon didn't even notice the frog or toad was sitting there.
Still, if this image becomes the internet's next favorite meme, we wouldn't be surprised. And who knows? Maybe the frog was croaking really loudly, and the chameleon was just trying to catch some shuteye.