Monkey Business

It's no secret: I love monkeys. They're smart, beautiful and unpredictable and so much fun to photograph. Some live in the jungle - the orangutan was the most difficult one to capture on film - but many have unfortunately had their environments changed by human encroachment and have become habituated to living in cities. They are incredibly adaptable and at times so much like us that it's a wonder they don't kick us out of our habitats for a change. It might just be a matter of time...

In these days of temporary isolation, being the spring of 2020, I look back with great fondness on the primates of travels past and look forward to many more encounters. I won't be writing a whole lot in this particular post because I think the pictures really speak for themselves. So enjoy!

Bolivian red howler (Alouatta seniculus) - Senda Verde Primate Rescue Center, Bolivia

Black-faced spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) - Senda Verde Primate Rescue Center, Bolivia

Bolivian squirrel monkey (Samiri boliviensis)

Black-faced spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) - Senda Verde Primate Rescue Center, Bolivia

Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella macrocephalus), Bolivia

Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella macrocephalus), Bolivia

 

Bolivian red howler (Alouatta seniculus) at Senda Verde Rescue Center, Bolivia

Black-faced howler monkey (female), Bolivia

Silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus) - Bako, Borneo

Long-tailed macaques, Sumatra, Indonesia

Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Borneo

Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) - Bako, Borneo

Black-faced spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) - Senda Verde Primate Rescue Center, Bolivia

Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus), Jodhpur, India

Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus), Jodhpur, India

Barbary macaque and baby (Macaca sylvanus), Morocco

Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), Morocco

Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Varanasi, India

Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Varanasi, India

Sumatran orangutan (pongo abelii), Sumatra

Sumatran orangutan and baby (pongo abelii), Sumatra

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) - Bako, Borneo

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), Borneo

 

Bolivian Red Howler

Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Samiri boliviensis)

Red leaf monkey and baby (Presbytis rubicunda), Danum Valley, Borneo

Thomas's monkey (Presbytis thomasi), Sumatra, Indonesia