"McLaren acknowledges that “animal rights is a dirty word” in America. But “part of the fun” of writing Ape Sh*t is “trying to look at ways that animals – monkeys and apes specifically – have tried to communicate to us that they are individuals, that they are beings with perspective”. #zine #animals #monkey https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/08/ape-sht-zine-carrie-mclaren-monkeys-humans