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This monkey tried to snatch some food from a passing tourist, he was very disappointed to only get a small piece of raincoat. Shot taken in Kilim Geopark, Langkawi, Malaysia on 17th June 2016.
2 Howler monkeys here, I think. The female has the reddish cast and the furry back. The male is obvious!.I keep looking at the picture trying to determine if there are actually 3 monkeys cuddled, but cannot figure it out. We fell in love with the Howlers in Costa Rica. They are the loudest land animals. It works well because the male makes this wonderful sound that helps you to track him for pictures. He's usually seen with his harem...a few wives, a few kids. EXPLORE Jan. 17th. Thank you, Flickr Friends.
“It was at this moment that Pinky spotted the Cinema Monkey! The Cinema Monkey who had so long been harassing the ladies of the town for peanut cones. There it was, loping its way towards them! Hai Rama, how on earth could they possibly have forgotten? Coming to the movie without strong and able chaperons! This would have to happen to them. The monkey came closer. He was so bold, he showed not the slightest trepidation. Any human thief would be feeling a little awkward, robbing like this in broad daylight. The monkey’s brown eyes were cold and cruel, red-rimmed and fixed firmly upon them. In a rush of terror, her heart falling into black nothingness, Pinky shouted: ‘Run, run, run. Run, Ammaji. Drop the ice cream and run!’
But Ammaji, who had just been handed a nice chocolate cone by the Hungry Hop boy, ran with the cone – not that this mattered, for the monkey ignored her and ran after Pinky instead, even though she was without any food products whatsoever. He grabbed hold of her dupatta and held tight as she screamed like a train and pounded down the bazaar street, followed by the gallant Hungry Hop boy, who had been aroused from his usual placid state by their cries of alarm. After all, it was not as though he did not know how to behave in such situations. He too was a regular at the cinema.
Now, inexplicably, for reasons best known to herself, Ammaji decided in the midst of all this confusion, this raised dust and running, to take a bite of her ice-cream cone. As she did so, the dentures, which had been unsettled by so much activity, were dislodged from her gums. Stuck in the ice-cream, they leered at her horribly like a ghastly cartoon: skeleton teeth mocking, beckoning from the chocolate mound, an affront to her old age.
Horrified, Ammaji dropped the cone and mistaking it for his favourite peanuts in a roll of paper, the monkey turned his attention towards her, caught hold of the denture-laden cone and rushed towards a tree.
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And remembering his duties, the Hungry Hop boy went at the creature, screaming and yelling, waving two sticks in such an alarming manner that even this dreadful monkey, disgusted at finding no peanuts, and a little intimidated, dropped the cone, raced over the roofs of the shops and disappeared. The Hungry Hop boy retrieved the dentures from a melting pool of chocolate, and delivered them, carefully balanced on the end of a stick, to Ammaji.
Pinky cold not remember being so mortified in all her life. There she was, looking like a sweeper woman, with her grandmothers dentures being displayed in public, first atop an ice-cream cone being borne away by a monkey, and then dangling humiliatingly on the end of a stick. What a spectacle they had made of themselves. A cheering crowd had gathered to watch the fun. But the Hungry Hop boy treated the whole occasion with a nonchalance that made Pinky weak with thankfulness.”
~ Kiran Desai ~
From “Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard”
Published by Penguin Books ISBN 0-571-21895-4
Apologies for the length of this... I happened to have just read the book for book club ... and I saw this monkey in the Theosophical Gardens, Chennai .... it is the only monkey there. So everything is coming up monkeys just now. ;)
We found a troop of Howler Monkeys hanging in the strangler fig tree on Christmas morning.
We both looked surprised!
More below.
The golden monkey's eyebrows, characteristic of many species of Cercopithecus can be seen here. Photo by Paul Thomson/ AWF.
These monkeys were not at all interested in visiting with us, and scampered away every time we saw them. Sani Lodge, Napo River, Ecuador
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - The Rainforest - Cleveland, Ohio USA
Francois' Langur Monkey
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Scientific Name: Presbytis francoisi
Range: Southeast China to central Laos and Viet Nam
Habitat: Rocky places with trees
The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) photographed in the Karoo
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Last gibbon upload of the series.
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to visit my stream or leave a comment. Had my first front page on Thursday for a while, happy days :)
"The brown capuchin is also known as the black-capped or tuffed capuchin. Its hair is very similar to the cowl or capuche (French for ‘skullcap’) worn by Franciscan monks, thus its name. Extensively hunted for meat, brown capuchins are also kept as pets in many parts of the world. In some parts of the world these intelligent primates are trained to perform household tasks for people with disabilities." This photograph was taken at Singapore Zoological Gardens.
Squirrel monkey at Colchester Zoo
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Where do I Live? In the tropical forests of Central and South America. This monkey prefers the middle canopy in rainforests they like vegetation which provides good cover from birds of prey. Squirrel monkeys are diurnal (active during the day). They are arboreal (tree living) foraging in the medium and lower levels of the forest and sleeping close to the canopy.
How do I move? This monkey travels through the forest quadrupedally (on all fours) on the branches, and moves through the trees by leaping. They have thighs that are shorter relative to their lower legs giving them more jumping force. The Squirrel Monkey has extremely dextrous fingers helping it clamber through the trees as well as to investigate food and find hidden insects.
What do I eat? Omnivore eating fruits, nectar, seeds, leaves , eggs, tree frogs and insects depending upon what is available. Squirrel Monkeys rarely go after moving insects preferring to capture stationary insects on plants. They hunt for insects on the surface of leaves or by unfolding leaf curls of dead foliage and prefer caterpillars and grasshoppers.
What dangers do I face in the wild? The Squirrel Monkey is among many rainforest animals threatened by deforestation. The species has also been captured extensively for the pet trade and for medical research.
How do I communicate? Squirrel Monkeys have a wide range of calls and body postures including: chirps and peeps to stay in touch as they forage, squawks and purring during mating, barking in anger to protect themselves from large falcons which are a natural threat to them. Squirrel monkeys rub their tail, hands, feet and their skin with their own urine to mark their territory or to warn off predators such as snakes or cats. They also distribute a musky glandular secretion throughout their fur (especially on tail) as scent to mark territory or to leave a trail for others of the troop to follow as they go through the trees.
Description: Males weigh between 700-1100g, and measure between 26-36cm females are smaller. These monkeys are white around the eyes, ears, throat, and on sides of neck. The top of the head is black to greyish, The fur is short, thick, soft, and brightly coloured. The skin on lips and around nostrils is black with almost no hair.
Social: Females are the dominant members of the group reaching sexual maturity at 3 years old (5 for males). After 150-170 day gestation a single offspring is born which other females help to raise. Infants are able to climb from birth. Squirrel Monkeys live together in multi male/multi female groups with up to 500 members these groups are subdivided into adult male bands, mother-infant bands, and juvenile bands. Adult females with their young form the core of the group. It is common to see these Squirrel Monkeys in mixed groups, moving along with other primate species and birds.
Teeth: The cheek teeth have large cusps which helps the monkey when eating insects. Males have longer canines (teeth) than the female.
The tail of the common squirrel monkey measures between 35-42 cm and is prehensile in infants but they loose this as they grow into adults. These guys use their tails as a kind of “balancing pole”.
BRAINY! This is the monkey with the largest brain in relation to its body size, weighing 1/9th of its total weight, compare that to your brain which weighs 1/16th of your total weight. That might have been the reason why a Saimiri was the first primate in outer space in 1959 before man ever travelled outward!