When one sees a monkey for the first time one should make the bracha of Meshaneh HaBriyot. However, if one sees another monkey one cannot make the bracha again with Shem UMalchut; however, if it has been 30 days one can make the bracha without Shem UMalchut.
I have seen many monkeys in my travels. The most memorable was in the Monkey Temple in Bali Indonesia where I had monkeys climbing all over me.
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