Showing posts with label monkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monkey. Show all posts

Monday, August 11, 2008

Bonnete Macaque

Macaque's are short tailed or tailless monkeys of Africa and Asia with large cheek-pouches. They are the most common species of monkeys found in India. Just a word of caution: In case you find a captive monkey in a circus, zoo or as anyone's pet, please be careful cause about 90% of these captive monkeys carry Hepatitis- B virus. It does not affect the monkey, but humans are susceptible to it and can contract the same through bites, scratches and contact with mucous membrane.
If you see one in the Wild like this, just sit back and enjoy.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Bonnet Macaque



Look at the head of this monkey, doesn't it look like he is wearing a cap? Well that is why the name Bonnet. This Species of monkey is found in the wild only in India. They carry food in their cheek pouches when foraging.
Living close to human populations these monkeys are so used to humans, that this one was not even looking at me or bothered about me while I was photographing him. Hence I could easily sneak close to him for a good close up shot.
Photograph details: 1/340 sec ; f/4.5