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# Hunting the Archetypical Digital Monkey
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2004/04/hunting_the_arc/
- Published: 2004-04-22T22:13:12.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T08:51:59.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth

Today, I went hunting. You see, I’ve been following Mr Micklethwait’s [Billion Monkeys Project](http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/culture/001144.shtml?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) closely, and a very fine idea it is, too. As I was looking at his latest [image](http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/culture/001198.shtml?ref=onemanandhisblog.com), though, something struck me. There was something missing from his images, something utterly redolent of the digital age.

And so, I took myself off to the prime hunting ground for digital monkey, Trafalgar Square, found myself a good vantage point and prepared my weapon. Hunting was good, as the images below show you:

![SLR attractive monkey](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2004/04/apr04billion1.jpg?resize=267%2C200 "SLR attractive monkey")![SLR monkey](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2004/04/apr04billion2.jpg?resize=150%2C200 "SLR monkey")

However, I still hadn’t found the monkey I was looking for. Oh, I saw one in the distance, but it was far out of range, alas.

Finally, though, just as I was about to give the whole expedition up as a bad job, and head for Charing Cross, I found her. The lady that represents the modern digital monkey, adopting the Digital Monkey Method of picture taking:

![Modern Pose Monkey](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2004/04/apr04billion3.jpg?resize=400%2C299 "Modern Pose Monkey")

My hunt was over. My trophies are here.