Snapshots of Micky Dolenz of The Monkees Posing With a Chimpanzee in 1967

In 1967, during The Monkees’ summer tour, Micky Dolenz took photos with a chimpanzee actor named Mr. Jinx in the Monkees’ New York City suite at the Warwick Hotel. The photos show Dolenz with Mr. Jinx, an event that also led to a discussion by other Monkees, like Mike Nesmith, about the tendency for fans to ask for pictures with their pets.

“I’m surprised that Nez sat for pictures because we always tended to avoid that,” said Dolenz. “People would say, ‘Oh, take a picture with my pet monkey!’ And we would say, ‘When you meet The Beatles, do you ask them to take a picture with a cockroach?’”

Shortly after Micky shot these pics, Mr. Jinx would retire to the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO.