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Water Fight! Get Sprayed by Apes in DC

Laughter is contagious, and this orangutan is getting a kick out of something!

Laughter is contagious, and this orangutan is getting a kick out of something! As it turns out, she's part of the Think Tank exhibit at the National Zoo in Washington DC. Here Bonnie, Batang, and pals can play along with zoo visitors and not just pose for photo ops.
There's a button for the apes to spray human passersby with water to help beat the heat and a way to play tug-of-war as well. Are you ready to join in the fun?

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Once upon a time (yet recently), in a land far, far away (Thailand), there lived a macaque named Boonlua.
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Once upon a time (yet recently), in a land far, far away (Thailand), there lived a macaque named Boonlua. Boonlua had a tough life and, although his story wasn't always a happy one, it ends well . . . in an adorably satisfying sense. Learn about the monkey and his newfound family when you start this slideshow.