A return to tradition.

It seems like we rarely see monkeys smoking anymore. That’s probably for the best; while it might have been a fun party trick, smoking is bad for your lungs if you’re a human, and I can’t imagine it’s much better for a primate.

Still, some places are keeping the smoking primate tradition alive. For example, in China, this gorilla was spotted smoking a cig that had been tossed off by a visitor. The zoo now says they’re going to do a better job at preventing the animals from getting into cigs (or at least give them menthols).