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    ‘Snowsuit Monkey’ Competes with ‘Ikea Monkey’ for Viral Cuteness

    Henry Baker
    Henry Baker
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    Trending Now•January 29, 2013

    Since we're deep into awards season and Fashion Week is around the corner, sartorial comparisons are clearly on our mind -- and yours. The threads we're talking about today, though, are for slightly smaller primates than you'd expect … that's right, monkeys!

    Darwin -- or, as most of you know him, "The IKEA monkey" -- became an overnight celeb after wandering around an IKEA store in Canada dressed in a particularly cozy-looking shearling coat. Now, a new monkey is about to steal his thunder. Let us introduce you to Vanya, a macaque from Russia who is featured in this video enjoying the snow in a fetching green snowsuit that he's accessorized with a belt and white scarf.

    He hops around. He stops to reflect. He even seems to speak to his owners. A blogger from the blog Motherboard wrote, "This monkey just made winter worth it." A YouTube commenter added, "I want one," which is exactly what we've all been saying over here.