JAKARTA: An Indonesian monkey who shot to fame after it snapped a grinning selfie - and sparked a landmark US copyright case - was named "Person of the Year" on Wednesday (Dec 6) by the animal rights group that took on the simian's cause.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said it was honouring Naruto, a crested black macaque with a goofy-looking grin, to recognise that "he is someone, not something".
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