[username90]

It wasn't clear but did the Baboon ever do the work without James being there? I agree it is impressive, but if the monkey couldn't man the position on its own, like doing the work and only getting the beer and pay once a week and no other rewards, then I don't think it counts.

[e2le]

I'm not sure it matters if whether James was there or not so long as the Baboon was capable of performing the tasks without instruction from James which multiple sources appear to imply.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon)

https://web.archive.org/web/20160125001616/http://www.earthf...

[lostmsu]

I think this is a pretty generous interpretation given how old and random the sources are.