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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!
Wikipedia: The dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand; however, dusky leaf monkeys have occasionally been observed in Singapore. It is not clear whether these monkeys are escaped pets or whether they swam to Singapore on their own volition from Johor, Malaysia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_leaf_monkey
Conservation status: Endangered
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).
Created by blending 2 Dream Wombo images with a lot of hand painting and retouching done with Pixelmator Pro.
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Yucatan Howler Monkey
Community Baboon Sanctuary, Belize
I had seen many howler monkeys before, and heard many howler monkeys before, but this was the first time that I actually SAW howlers HOWLING. It is a visceral experience. Your brain tells you that you are probably safe, but your gut tells you something very different.
These monkeys roam free and are protected by the community of residents that have promised to keep them safe. Imagine that! Belize is a pretty cooled out place.
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Another beautiful animal from our visit on Wildpark Löffingen. Due to the wintry weather conditions the monkey forest was closed, but we had the chance to make some captures through the fence.
When I first proposed to my wife the idea of going to Nagano to photograph the snow monkeys she was really skeptical about the whole notion of going to some remote location and having to trek 2 kilometers through some path in the mountains just to see some monkeys.
With time it only became worst as she asked all her friends and family in Japan who all found the whole idea really silly and typical gaijin thing to do. She went along with, nonetheless, cause she could tell it meant alot to me. At the end of the day, I do believe that it is possible she enjoyed it a tad more than I did, and that's something hard to believe.
We went on a nice leisurely walk at Venus Loop this morning, and we got quite close to some tame long tailed/crab eating macaques.
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.
Common Monkey Lizard (Polychrus marmoratus) - Cordillera Escalera Conservation Area, Peru
I was very excited to come across this common monkey lizard (Polychrus marmoratus) as its only the 2nd one I have seen here in Peru. I found the first early on and didn't get any wide angle photos which I immediately regretted, now more than a month later I got a chance to make up for it! These lizards are amazing; they spend their time up in the trees, slowly moving around, ambushing prey. They are well suited for an arboreal existence as their tails are long and atleast semi prehensile and their hands and feet are quite dexterous and able to grasp small branches and twigs, they remind me very much of chameleons in their habits and lifestyle. I suspect they are much more common than they seem but since they rarely descend to ground level they are infrequently seen (atleast by me).
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.
The dvarapalas at the entrance to the Ubud Monkey Forest — are part of an ancient tradition that came to Bali from India via Java. The Sanskrit word dvāra-pāla means “gate guardian” .
In Hinduism and Buddhism, such guardians appeared as early as the 8th–9th centuries. On Bali, they began to be installed along with Hindu temples during the 13th–16th centuries.
They were always placed in pairs — on both sides of the entrance — to balance the forces and provide “symmetrical protection.”
The threatening facial expressions, fangs, bulging eyes, and weapons are not meant to scare humans, but to frighten away evil spirits and demons that might enter the sanctuary.
Often, the left figure holds the weapon in a “calm” position (guarding without attacking), while the right one is in a “battle-ready” stance.
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.