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Flea Market 1979
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A cheerful looking fake ape rested among dolls in a flea market stall that day.


Apes As Artificial Animals   •  Oakland Flea Market, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 8 January 2008)   •  (Photo taken in 1979)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Monkey_01
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Gorilla 2007
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Someone had hung a fake gorilla outside a red warehouse. It had been tied to conduit placed there to supply electricty to parking area lights. It was unclear if the gorilla was there to scare away thieves.


Apes As Artificial Animals   •  Folsom Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 8 January 2008)   •  (Photo taken 15:35:08 Saturday 29 December 2007))   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_8942B
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Kaboom 2008
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A man in a hat approacehd the monkey from behind. Despite the loud rock music with its pounding rythms, the monkey noticed the man. Perhaps it was the aroma of his garlic fries that gave him away.


Apes As Artificial Animals   •  Kaboom Concert 2008 internal link   •  Piers 32-34, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 19 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 17:46:10 Saturday 10 May 2008)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC__2409B
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Costa Rica 2008
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The tour bus had a small monkey hanging from the rear view mirror. Beyond the monkey, the city of San José flowed past for the enjoyment of all the bus passengers.


Apes As Artificial Animals   •  San José, Costa Rica internal link   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 19 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:34:16 Monday 8 September 2008)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_3199
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