Cover image via @OKokOK (Douyin)
A pig-tailed macaque in Qianling Mountain Park in Guiyang, China, has gained quite the reputation for indulging tourists with its model-like poses
This charming monkey has a natural talent for the camera. Whenever it spots tourists, it strikes a pose — pouting its mouth towards the camera, hunching its back, or even peeking around to give the crowd a cheeky over-the-shoulder look.
Image via @一只小鲸鱼 (Douyin)
Image via @派大星～ (Douyin)
It even pauses for a few seconds between each pose to give tourists enough time to take pictures
This monkey moves so fluidly and deliberately in front of the camera that it's easy to mistake it for a professional supermodel.
Image via @不是山谷. (Douyin)
Tourists have noticed that once the monkey realised its playful antics were a crowd-pleaser, it started switching up its poses
Image via @一只小鲸鱼 (Douyin)
Image via @OKokOK (Douyin)
Image via @一只小鲸鱼 (Douyin)
The professional posing of the pig-tailed macaque has sparked lively discussions on the Internet, with many people visiting Qianling Mountain Park to see it
The park staff told local media that pig-tailed macaques are incredibly smart and expressive creatures. Macaques usually express their emotions by raising their eyes, squinting or pouting, and they have not received any deliberate training. This macaque has simply picked up some of the behaviours and movements of tourists.
