Monkey swipes guy's GoPro, takes a close and personal video selfie

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Monkey swipes guy's GoPro, takes a close and personal video selfie
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One monkey has a brand new job -- as a tech reviewer.

A Schmidt Gideon Monkey at a Phoenix, Arizona, zoo got a little too curious when a visitor approached his cage with a GoPro camera. The little primate absconded with it and shot its own little video. Less interested in the human interaction, and more wondering about the nifty gadget, the monkey toyed with the camera with impressive coordination. 

Watch as the Gideon fiddles around with the gadget like it's an Oscar winning director when, in reality, it's probably just trying to nail a selfie. 

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Diana Shi

Diana was a part of the web culture editorial team at Mashable. She is originally from Kent, Ohio, and a native of the AIM chatroom. Her interests include any movie with Jodie Foster and trying to play it cool in front of celebrities (4-legged or otherwise). Get inside her head on Twitter, at @drrtydiana.


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