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Monkey Day • December 14

It started as a joke in 2000, when a student casually wrote “Monkey Day” on a calendar. The name stuck, and over time, people began using the day to talk about monkeys and other primates.

But the day itself is not a joke.

Monkeys play real roles in nature. Many help forests grow by spreading seeds. They live in social groups, communicate with each other, and show problem-solving skills that continue to interest scientists. In many places, their presence helps keep ecosystems balanced.

They are known for learning by watching others—often summed up as monkey see, monkey do. What sounds playful carries a deeper meaning. When humans disturb habitats, exploit wildlife, or act carelessly, monkeys adapt by copying what they see. If what we show them is harm, harm is what they learn.

So no—monkeys do not just monkey around.

They reflect the world we create around them.

And that makes Monkey Day less about jokes, and more about responsibility.

⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

***Merely Christmas • Darem Placer***
Out this season on **Bandcamp**.

International Cheetah Day • 04 December

On a distant world, the ThunderCats learn of a crisis unfolding on Earth. The cheetah—the fastest creature on land—is losing the open spaces it needs to survive. With their concern stirred, the ThunderCats gather to speak for a species running out of room and running out of time.

Panthro: Lion-O, reports show the cheetah population is falling fast. Their hunting grounds are disappearing.

Tygra: Without open land, they can’t survive. Cheetahs need space—more than any other cat on Earth.

Lion-O: Then this is a danger we can’t ignore. Every creature deserves a home.

Cheetara: Speed is my gift… but even I cannot outrun a world with nowhere left to run.

Panthro: She’s right. If their land is taken, their future goes with it.

WilyKit: There must be something people can do.

Cheetara: There is. Protect their habitat. Guard the places where they live and hunt. That’s how we help them endure.

Lion-O: Then let that be our message today: protect their home—and you protect their life.