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Watching the snow monkeys at the Jigokudani monkey park near Nagano was fascinating. They seem so human, often lost in thought - I guess that's a big part of their appeal.
Monkeys at Takasakiyama in Oita Prefecture, Japan. JPEGs straight from the camera. ZD150/2.0, wide open, OMD EM-1.
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I was out shooting birds and I came across some wild monkeys!
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Taken at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture.
it is difficult not to attribute human emotions to photos of snow monkeys. Their behaviour and social skills were often human like - like this embrace between mum and baby.
I spent the day walking around the park with my 70-200mm and 1.4 x extender and didn't feel the need to use a longer telephoto lens as the monkeys are not shy and would often be only a few metres away. Which was probably a good thing. With the heavy snow, the track up to see the monkeys was still being cleared as we were walking up in the morning. I'd hate to think how my back would react if I was carrying 20 kilos of gear uphill.
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Just got back from a trip to The Gambia
Patas monkey in the Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia.
We had a great guide - Dawda Barry (based in Kotu).
Lot's more to come
A macaque monkey at Mount Popa near Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), tries to open a water bottle stolen from a hapless temple visitor.
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There were quite a few monkeys in the temple area. People feed them nuts and fruits
I trudged upto this fella and decided to do a portrait - closeup
He just ducked back when i took the camera close to his face ... instinctively i guess
And very soon he returned to his munching ways,
guess he sensed that the camera and me were harmless after all
eXplored 22nd August 2012
Scout does not pick this one, odd. But shows up in marcopix.com