This cheeky monkey flashed his middle finger at a passing photographer after he was snapped taking his morning bath.
Looking straight into the lens of the camera, he raised his left arm before flipping the bird at waiting photographer Jari Peltomaki.
The 51-year-old professional wildlife photographer said: 'When I saw what he was doing, I quickly took burst of images to capture the moment.
The macaque was photographed at a monkey park in Japan when, disturbed during his morning bath, he pulled the middle finger while giving an angry glare
'At first I thought he was just playing around, but then he looked straight at me and showed me his middle finger. He looked so serious.
'It was over in a split second and there were several other photographers at the same time - but I haven't seen anybody else having the similar image.
Mr Peltomäki, from Liminka, Finland, had been visiting the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park in Japan when he spotted the Japanese macaque taking a dip.
Intrigued to see the animal so close up, he stopped to take its picture, but never expected the response he's had since.
'People always say to me, "you got the shot", when they see the picture,' said Jari. 'I've had so many positive comments.
'It's quite rare to capture such a humorous image in nature which would make people truly smile.
'There are many photographers visiting this site every year and I still haven't seen a similar image taken, despite there being so many good images taken of these macaques.'
Jari Peltomäki (pictured), a wildlife photographer from Finland, took the photo during a visit to Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park in Japan
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