Bizarre! Monkey with human-like face baffles social media

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New Delhi: An 18-year-old black-capped capuchin monkey from Tianjin zoo in China has become an internet sensation.

This is because the monkey has a human-like face and features, which has left many social media users stunned.

The primate has gained popularity when a user shared a video of the animal on Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter. The video has been viewed at least eight million times.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, one of the users said that the monkey's eyes and mouth resembled humans.

The monkey shows a frantic expression as it looks into the camera.

As per a report, users were so astonished that one of them even joked if a zoo staff member dressed up as a monkey and stayed in the enclosure.

This is not the first time that an animal with the face and features of a human has surfaced online.

Recently, a video went viral which showed a gorilla walking on two feet just like a human being.