Monkeying Around for Votes: 16 Monkeys to Compete for Title of Most Popular in Oita

Monkeys grab peanuts, causing a paper to unfurl with the name of a monkey that will run in the election.
17:53 JST, February 2, 2025
Ahead of a ‘monkey election’ to choose the most popular monkey, half of the candidates were selected at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita Prefecture on Saturday.
The monkey election is a popular annual event held at the zoo since fiscal 2013.
For the selection, monkeys grabbed peanuts, causing a paper to unfurl with the name of a monkey. On the day, 8 candidates were selected.
A total of 16 monkey candidates will run in the election, which will take place from Feb.15 to March 15. The results will be announced on March 22.
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