I know, two posts in a row involving monkeys. I don’t know what that says about me or the Japanese but you can’t say that they aren’t entertaining.

I’ve posted videos of Pan-kun befor, usually on adventures with his bulldog friend but this is probably my all-time favorite.

JapanProbe.com found this episode where our chimpanzee friend learns to ride a Segway for the first time and after many high-speed hijinx occur, he successfully masters the two-wheeled vehicle.

I defy you to find another chimpanzee as cool as Pan-kun.

Now, watch him go.

Is it animal cruelty?

Cheap labor?

Or just a brilliant idea to get customers?

I’d say it’s the latter (at least til someone gets thier nose bit off).

A restaurant in Utsunomiya, just outside of Tokyo proper has two macaque monkeys that have been trained to retrieve beer and hot towels for the patrons.

While I think this might be the greatest restaurant ever due to my love of monkeys, I can see it being a risky move given that they are wild animals and that restaurants with monkeys might be some kind of a health hazard.

You can watch the hairy waiters in action in the video below.

How would you feel about being served by primates and do you think this is a wise thing to do?