Thinking Monkeyis anexploitableimage macromeme featuring amonkeystanding in front of a seaport looking up with his finger in the corner of his mouth, as though he is deep in thought or contemplating something. The photo of the monkey is often used inmemesto joke about coming up with an idea or ruminating over something. The image was originally taken at the island of Gibraltar, a British territory off the coast of Spain, which is known for its population of Barbary macaques. The image was originally posted to Deviant Artby user anagw8 in late 2011, with a low-quality version of the meme making the rounds on Instagram,Twitter / Xand Tik Tokafter 2020.
