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Man gets tattooed by a MONKEY: South American artist trains animal to use needle gun and lets it draw a symbol on his knee
- Funky Matas travelled to Mexico to get a one-of-a-kind NFT business tattoo
- The mexican monkey was trained for just two hours and paid in snacks
A South American artist trained a monkey to use a needle gun and let it draw a permanent tattoo on his knee.
Social media influencer Funky Matas trained the animal for just two hours before he let the novice artist give him a one-of-a-kind, yet permanent, tattoo.
The viral video showed the monkey wasn’t keen to work for free and so held off showing his artistic flare until two animal trainers coughed up his payment in snacks.
The new tattoo apprentice didn’t hold back on the design as the new symbol covered a large area of his knee.
The eager student, who was found in Mexico, was keen to master his newfound skill and didn’t let the intricate design scare him off his latest challenge.
Social media influencer Funky Matas trained a monkey to use a needle gun and let it draw a permanent tattoo on his knee
The Mexican monkey was tasked with tattooing the influencer’s NFT logo- the F8 club
While the keen mammal looked pleased with his work there is definitely some room for improvement as the design was supposed to symbolise Funky’s latest NFT- the F8 club.
Luckily the monkey’s first customer wasn’t a stranger to the weird and wonderful tattoo business as the influencer already had more than 220 tattoos.
While the businessman looked nervous he was certainly up to push the boundaries of the industry as he currently holds a Guinness Record for the most signatures tattooed on his back.
While Funky is no stranger to original designs, this was certainly a unique experience for the tattoo enthusiast as you can see his jaw drop at the sight of his new permanent ink.
Funky Matas wrote: ‘The intention with this tattoo was to create the logo of the NFTs project that I started with my partner Andy Williams, The F8 Club.’
‘And while the tattoo itself wasn’t the best in terms of quality, the event was a fascinating look into the capabilities of these highly intelligent animals.’
The TikToker took a gamble as he didn’t plan this adventure and in fact sporadically travelled to Mexico to find any monkey handler and a tattoo shop owner crazy enough to let the animal work its magic.
After two hours of training and snacks, the little guy was ready for his debut in the industry and gave it his best shot in his new career.
This stunt sparked up a fiery debate- some applauded Funky for pushing the boundaries of tattooing and showing the world how intelligent monkeys are, while others accused him of using the animal for attention
Funky told reporters that all precautions were taken for this event, guaranteeing the safety of the monkey and all those involved in the event, including sanitation measures.
While the keen mammal looked pleased with his work there is deffinately some room for improvment given he only had two hours of training
The monkey was paid in snacks for all his hard work but was ideally not interviewed previously and happened to pump into the social media influencer in Mexco
After finding his apprentice Funky then went on the look out for a tattoo shop owner who was crazy enough to let a monkey in his studio
This stunt sparked up a fiery debate- some applauded Funky for pushing the boundaries of tattooing and showing the world how intelligent monkeys are, while others accused him of using the animal for attention
Funky told reporters that all precautions were taken for this event, guaranteeing the safety of the monkey and all those involved in the event, including sanitation measures
