Brown Lemurs of Madagascar. These medium sized lemurs with their long tail put on a good display in Anjajavy, Madagascar. They are active during the day and to an extent during the hours of darkness. They spend long periods in the forest canopy feeding. They live in...
Leaping Coquerel's Sifaka: a very attractive lemur. There was a healthy population of Cockerel’s Sifaka at Anjajavy, Madagascar. These are delightful lemurs. Most commonly they live in groups of 4-5 individuals comprising a single family unit. They fee predominantly...
Verreaux's Sifaka family warm up in the morning sun and move out. As the sun rose in Berenty Private Reserve, the chill of the morning began to disappear. This Verreaux’s Sifaka family began to warm up and soon became active. The group, which included a mother with a...
Verreaux's Sifaka family in the morning light. As the sun rose in Berenty Private Reserve, the chill of the morning began to disappear. This Verreaux’s Sifaka family began to warm up and soon became active. The group, which included a mother with a very young infant,...
Playful Verreaux's Sifakas: a lovely lemur. In the early morning light in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar, we came across this group of Verreaux’s Sifakas in the spiny forest. It was remarkable to see this very agile Sifaka jumping from tree to tree despite the...
Ring-tail lemurs soak up the sun. This group of Ring-tailed lemurs had been on the move in the early morning in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar. They stopped periodically to soak up some of the warm early sun. The backlit views were a particular feature of this...
Madagascar's iconic lemur: the Indri. In the Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Madagascar we came upon a group of Indri high up in the trees. As we watched we could hear another group further away calling. The antics of this most endearing Lemur were a joy to watch. They...
Dancing Verreaux's Sifaka cross a grassy area in Madagascar. As the morning began to get heat in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar, a group of Verreaux’s Sifaka moved from a more open spot in the trees to the more dense galleried forest a short distance away. This...
Indri calling out across the forest. It was a hot and steamy day in the Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Madagascar. After a lengthy walk we came upon a group of Indri high up in the trees. As we watched we could hear another group further away start calling. The Indri...
A mobile group of Ring-tailed Lemurs. As the sun rose in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar the chill of the morning began to disappear. The Ring-tailed Lemurs began to warm up and soon became active. They had come down from the tree they had roosted in overnight and...
Ring-tailed Lemurs on the move. As the sun was setting on a very hot afternoon in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar, a group of Ring-tailed Lemurs came down from a tree and set off across some open ground. The group included a female lemur with a small baby. Their...
Dancing Verreaux's Sifakas. As the morning began to get heat in Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar, a group of Verreaux’s Sifaka moved from a more open spot in the trees to the more dense galleried forest a short distance away. This involved them crossing an open...
Monkeys fool around: young Langurs have fun. Watching young Langur monkeys is very entertaining. Here we were in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India. I love the way the youngsters charge about whilst the adults look on with disdain. It was almost worth...
Monkey business: a young Langur monkey has fun! Langur monkeys provided endless hours of fun as we drove around Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India as we looked for the elusive tiger. We came across this family group one morning and one of the youngsters put...
Langur monkeys. Langur monkeys are a common sight in Nagarahole National Park, India. As well as providing alarm calls for the big cats, they deliver endless entertainment with their antics.
Young Crested Black Macaques playing in the forest. Crested Black Macaques are also known as the Celebes Crested Macaque or the Sulawesi Crested Macaque. This old world monkey is primarily terrestrial. After playing on the beach in the early morning sun, they headed...
Young Crested Black Macaques playing on the beach. Crested Black Macaque, also known as the Celebes Crested Macaque or the Sulawesi Crested Macaque, this old world monkey is primarily terrestrial. We found this group on the black beach at the edge of the forest. They...
Crested Black Macaques, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Top of our viewing list on a recent visit to the Tangkoko Reserve in northern Sulawesi, was the critically endangered, Crested Black Macaque. Also known as the Celebes Crested Macaque or the Sulawesi Crested Macaque, this...
Spectral Tarsiers of Sulawesi, Indonesia. These tiny primates are endemic to Sulawesi and a few surrounding islands. Males weigh just 120g and measure 36cm from nose to tail with the tail being 11cm. They have huge round eyes that do not rotate.They are mostly...
These delightful little monkeys appeared outside our lodge and entertained us as they climbed in the trees near our room. They tried hard to get into our room!