Why do monkeys open a banana from the bottom end?

Try it...simply turn the banana stem down and with your thumb and index finger pinch the end. It will spit open without much force allowing one to peal back the skin.

Long live the MONKEY GODS!!!

One small correction.

You are correct that this happens in the Sea of Cortez, but it is not located in the southern Gulf of Mexico. It is between Baja & mainland Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is on the other side between Mexico and Florida.

Thanks for the post. Very cool photos.