Monkey World Dorset UK
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(Cercopithecus mona) The mona monkey is an Old World monkey that usually lives in west Africa between Ghana and Cameroon. But they are also found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to the New World during the 18th century. This one jumped on my husbands shoulder and then proceeded to open his backpack and extract a banana (our lunch) and then ran off with it!
This photo is from my first camera in 2014, the Canon SX50. A wire sculpture of a monkey riding a bike. I edited in Topaz Studio 1/PSE 17 and added a distressed texture to it.
Also called Chopsticks Hill or Monkey Mountain this headland is well known for being populated by a large number of monkeys around the temple on top. This was my ultimate destination for the day. Note the 20 metres high golden Buddha
Vervet monkeys in the Chobe NP, Botswana
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With not much to do these days Wooly Monkey has gotten himself into a little monkey business.
Stay home. Stay safe. Stay out of any monkey business.
Since posting this I have received a few comments suggesting how folks needed a good laugh during these difficult times. I'm grateful for your laughs and comments.
The Spectacled Langur is also known as the Dusky Leaf Monkey or Spectacled Leaf Monkey. They belong to the Cercopithecidae family and are found in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
As one of the many leaf eating (folivorous) monkey species, the Spectacled Langur gets his name from the white rings around his eyes which make him look like he is wearing glasses (spectacles).
We were lucky to see three different monkeys in the area around our hotel. This lone Spider Monkey was captured in the "Thinking" pose!
Monkey Head Nebula NGC 2174/2175
This is my first image with my new dedicated cooled Astro camera, a ZWO ASI533MC-Pro.
The Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2174, is a Hydrogen Alpha emission nebula in the constellation Orion and contains the open star cluster NGC 2175 near it's centre. It is approximately 6400 light years from Earth.
Acquisition and processing details:
iOptron CEM70 guided and dithered with PHD2
ASI533MC-Pro at -10°C, gain 101, offset 20
Canon EF 600mm f4 L IS II lens
Optolong L-eXtreme filter
5 hours 25 mins (300s subs) lights
No darks, flats or flat darks
Captured with APT
Processed with DSS and Photoshop + Topaz Denoise
#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Monkey.
Did you know the Japanese Macaque (aka Snow Monkey) lives farther north than any other primate, except for humans?
This is a bit of a mess, especially the eyes. I used a masking fluid and paper combo that I’ve successfully used many times before. I gave it a good two hours of paint drying before trying to remove the masking fluid. The night before I had no problem whatsoever. This time it tore the heck out of the paper. Just goes to show that humidity counts and it can change on ya, fast! Still I think the painting has some good points so I’m sharing it.
* Schmincke Super-Granulating Set
* Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media paper
* Photo reference by andrew_t8 on Pixabay
@schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA
#LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup
#art #paintings #macaque #animal #monkey #snowMonkey
The Grivet Monkey is only found in the Horn Of Africa. This one was seen in Awash, Ethiopia and approached closely as it watched us eating our al fresco meal.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in length from about 50 centimetres (20 in) for males to about 40 centimetres (16 in) for females.
In addition to very interesting behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals, with males changing groups at the time of sexual maturity. The most significant studies done on vervet monkeys involve their communication and alarm calls, specifically in regard to kin and group recognition and particular predator sightings.
Vervet monkeys, also known as Chlorocebus pygerythrus, are medium-sized primates that live in Africa. They are native to the Old World and are the most widespread monkey on the continent. Vervets are found throughout Southern Africa, as well as some eastern countries, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.
The green monkeys found in Barbados originally came from Senegal and the Gambia in West Africa approximately 350 years ago. About 75 generations have occurred since these monkeys arrived in Barbados and, as a result of environmental differences and evolution, the Barbados monkeys today have different characteristics than those in West Africa.
The monkeys are found mainly in the parishes of St.John, St.Joseph, St.Andrew and St.Thomas, where much natural vegetation and woodlands still exist. However, monkeys can also be seen traveling through hotel grounds in St.Peter and St.James.