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Stuffed monkey, coloured X-ray. This is a famous monkey known as Joko. It was a female monkey that was a pet to the French naturalist the Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). When the monkey died, Buffon stuffed it using a traditional method. Inside the monkey's body, wires (red) support it in the pose seen here. It is now displayed in the MNHN (National Museum of Natural History) in Paris, France. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/XAVIER LUCCHESI/EURELIOS)