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Emma Rosemurgey

Marvin Gaye impersonator serenades monkeys to help them 'get it on' in mating season

Nothing quite says love and romance like the soft, sultry tones of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, but while the love ballad is a well-known aphrodisiac for humans, could it really have the same effect on monkeys?

Well, that theory was put to the test as a world first at Trentham Monkey Forest on Sunday, February 6, as staff enlisted the help of Motown singer David Largie to serenade the primates to help them 'get it on' at the end of this year's mating season.

David sang an array of classic love songs to offer the monkeys a little bit of sexual healing and aid the mating process to encourage as many babies as possible this season.

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