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| Malaysia | ||
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Long-Tailed Macaque Maccaca fascicularis |
Photographed in 2000 on Pulau Langkawi, off the northwest corner of Peninsular Malaysia in the Straits of Melacca. See later in 2001 and then in December 2004 in Bako National Park on the southern tip of Sarawak. These macaques are common both on the peninsula and in Borneo, eat pretty much everything and are very "tourist-friendly." Also seen in May 2009 in Langkawi and on Pulau Dayand Bunting. |
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Silver Leaf Langur Presbytis cristata |
Photographed in December 2004 in Bako National Park on the southern tip of Sarawak. Roam in large troops and have no problems being on the ground or beach. Pretty cool primates. |
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Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus |
Photographed in December 2004 in Bako National Park on the southern tip of Sarawak. Tracked a troop of these guys for a few days, pretty amazing interactions and quite violent at times. Displayed a lot of the same movements and social behaviour of other leaf-eaters I know, namely the Colobus angolensis (below), which I happen to know pretty well. |
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Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang |
Seen twice at night in Taman Negara National Park in Peninsular Malaysia. Wasn't able to photograph it unfortunately. Was only there two nights or so, and as a nocturnal prosimian, it wasn't terribly easy. |
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Dusky Leaf Monkey (or Spectacled Langur, or Spectacled
Leaf Monkey) |
Photographed in May 2009 on an island off the coast of Pulau Dayand Bunting (south of Pulau Langkawi) in Malaysia. There was mot so much time to get nice photos, but these guys were quite cute. |
| Sri Lanka | ||
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Purple-Faced Langur Presbytis senex |
Photographed in November 2004. Species is endemic to Sri Lanka and normally found in the wet zone (southwest portion of the country). Photographed in the Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve. Very hard to find or photograph during my limited time in Sri Lanka - I was looking for weeks for this guy and when found, it was really hard to get close. Too many leeches there too, by the way. |
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Grey Langur Presbytis entellus |
Photographed in near Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka in November 2004. Found normally in the Sri Lankan dry zone. I saw these guys early on in my trip to Sri Lanka, and then in Kaudulla National Park, thinking that I would see them as much as the Tocque Macaues I guess, but in reality, I never saw them after the first two days of my trip. |
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Tocque Macaque Maccaca sinica |
Photographed bear the Dambulla Cave Temples in November 2004. This is a very common monkey, found in both the dry and wet zones of Sri Lanka and other countries as well. Saw these guys pretty much every day during my trip to Sri Lanka, except maybe the highest elevations - Ella, Nuwara Eliya, Hunas Falls, etc. Pretty aggressive, but on the whole, pleasant, eaters-of-anything at all really. |
| Kenya | ||
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African Green Monkey, Vervet Cercopithecus aethiops |
Photographed 2003-04 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya. Managed a lot of animal welfare cases with Vervets, probably 30+ in total including broken bones, x-rays, blow-darting, some minor surgeries, rehabilitation, release, feeding, etc. A tourist attraction / nightmare, Vervets are the primary cause of problems in Diani Beach hotels. |
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Sykes Monkey Cercopithecus albogularis |
Photographed 2003-04 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya. Sykes Monkeys are great, very animated and anthromorphic as well. Friendly and timid at times, but also the absolute kings of dastardly food-stealing. I helped with approximately 15 Sykes Monkey animal welfare cases in Kenya, including some minor surgeries, fighting situations, blow-darting and short-term rehabilitation. |
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Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus |
Photographed 2003-04 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya. I had a lot of interaction with Yellow Baboons in Kenya - relatives of the Olive Baboons up-country. They are pretty aggressive and can get quite large (40-60 kg sometimes). They travel in troops of up to 40 or 50 members, sometimes more and don't really care whether they are in trees or on the ground. I've done 4 or 5 minor surgeries on these baboons, cleanings, had 40+ welfare cases, including bringing an infant back from Lamu Kenya on a plane for care/release. |
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Angolan Black and White Colobus Monkey Colobus angolensis ssp palliatus |
Photographed 2003-04 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya. The crown jewel of the South Coast of Kenya, the Colobus are beautiful, intelligent, quiet, stoic and often surprising. Travelling in small troops, these leaf-eaters stick primarily to trees and their specialised diet of new leaves, shoots, flowers and occasionally fruit. I've been in 20+ welfare emergencies with Colobus, including blow-darting, euthanasia, car accidents, electrocutions, rehabilitation, extensive research, as well as release programmes. |
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Thick-Tailed Greater Bushbaby Otolemur crassicaudatus |
Photographed 2003-04 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya. Nocturnal prosimians, bushbabies are loud, evasive food-stealers which used to run around the Colobus Cottage in Kenya screaming all night. They are solitary and highly territorial using scent and sound to mark their regions of control. Often found fighting and feeding on insects, fruits, etc. at night, these creatures are very cool. I've been in rare animal welfare cases with bushbabies, one or two electrocutions and dog bites, usually resulting in euthanasia. |
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Northern Lesser Bushbaby Galago senegalensis |
Seen in the tree-tops twice 2003 at The Colobus Trust, Diani, Kenya - these bushbabies are very rare on the Kenyan South Coast. They are smaller and "foxier" than the Greater Bushbaby (above) and have a distinct call. At one point, I could recognise the two calls, although I seem to now forget the Lesser Bushbaby's call, as it was pretty rare in our surroundings. But I have seen it in the wild, it looks pretty different, and never came into our house. |
| Madagascar | ||
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Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi |
Pretty cool sifakas. August 2007 |
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Common Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus |
Seen a lot in Madagascar, and sometimes interesting, food-stealers, head-jumpers. August and September 2007 |
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Gray Mouse Lemur Microcebus murinus |
No photo of this guy, he was unbelievably scared and shaking when we saw him. Very small. August 2007 |
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Sanford's Brown Lemur Eulemur sanfordi |
I am not 100% if this is the right species, but I think so. Seen in the same reserve / park quite close to Antananarivo in August 2007 as a few other species. |
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Ringtailed Lemur Lemur catta |
Saw only one of these ever in the "wild", a reserve / park quite close to Antananarivo in August 2007. |
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Red Lemur Eulemur rufus |
Seen at a hotel in Isle de St. Marie in September 2007 |
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Red Lemur Eulemur rufus |
This guy, and a few of his brothers are actually Eulemur rufus too, but they've been inter-breeding it seems, and are now black. I've placed it here because if they are inter-breeding then I am not sure how they became so black, so there's some sort of mystery here, based on the information we were told. September 2007 |
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Crowned Lemur Eulemur coronatus |
Very active and lively guys, the crowned lemurs we saw were relatively tame, and not in natural habitats, but pretty independent and wild too. September 2007 |
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Diademed Sifaka Propithecus diadema |
My absolute favourite of all Madagascar prosimians, really really cute animals. It's awfully illegal, but if I coudl ever have an exotic pet/friend, it would be one of these. August and September 2007 |
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Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata |
Great beasts, seen a few times in August and September 2007 |
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Indri Indri |
Very noisy, high tree dwellers. August and September 2007 |
| Gibraltar | ||
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Barbary Macaque (Barbary Ape) Maccaca sylvanus |
Photographed in March 2002 on top of the Rock of Gibraltar. Barbary apes are the only non-human primate to live in Europe. They live to approximately 22 and have yellow-grey to grey-brown fur. Their under-parts are paler, and their faces are dark, but don't have a tail. I think that these macaques live primarily off junk food from tourists these days - thus making them pretty aggressive and without much fear. Their numbers are not clear to me, probably approaching 200 or so. |
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