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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Monkey faces

A continuation from my previous post, which was overloaded with plants, this entry will feature some of my observations and pictures of long-tailed macaques in MacRitchie Reservoir, Prunus Trail.

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I was stopped from my path when a whole troop of monkeys came in the opposite direction. Pretty scary especially with the big alpha male snarling along the way.

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They seemed not perturbed by my presence (luckily), and I was able to get some pictures of them in close proximity. Here is one eating on what I think is a rubber seed.

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And a young one eating on the same thing.

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Special grooming services were provided for some, ass cleaning is even available.

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Plucking white hair? Don’t flinch! lol, I find that expression was rather funny.

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They even let me go this close for a shot.

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They also have an appetite for eating young shoots. Not good for reforestation I guess.

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