»The year of the monkey.

Toddler triumphs in National Monkey Face Championship

A 2-year-old boy has won the National Monkey Face Championship held at the Yomiuriland amusement park in suburban Tokyo to commemorate 2004 as the Year of the Monkey.

The boy, whose parents did not want to be identified, won for the face he pulled as he screeched, "I love bananas. I eat five bananas a day."

He was awarded with one month's supply of bananas for his victory and appeared delighted to have won the prize.

Competitors ranged from infants to high school students.