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Spider Monkeys at Play

On my way back to Houston, after photographing the SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas, I decided to stop by the Gladys Porter zoo looking for photo ops. The spider monkeys were putting on a spirited show but for a brief instant it appeared that one of them just stopped to watch the show with a loving expression.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D800
Copyright: © Robert Brown