Saturday, January 8, 2011

Manjalara Monkeys - They Survived!

These 2 photos are taken from my previous post The last of the Manjalara Macaque Monkeys - Macaca fascicularis dated 8th September 2008. During that time, there were still lots of trees around this area and the construction of Tesco Hypermarket (Kepong Village) was at its' initial stage.
Recently, while I was walking towards Top Kitchen, I saw this very same family of monkeys are still around. I was very happy to see them surviving well after my last sighting 2 years ago. I hope they will not chop down more trees and let these monkeys continue living in this area.
Mmmmm, maybe with hypermarkets and MBO cinema in this area, they have turned into urban monkeys!
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18 comments:

  1. Alice LawJanuary 8, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    My mom's house also got monkey scavenging around, very kacau one wor... sometime they will sneak into my mom's house and curi makan, can open fridge too!>_<

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  2. ChristineJanuary 8, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    it's terrible what we are doing to our environment, human sprawl.

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  3. suituapuiJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Yup...they can be a nuisance and at times, dangerous too. Here, at Bako National Park, if you leave your food on the table in your chalet, it will all be gone - stolen by the monkeys.

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  4. இ Baŋäŋaz இJanuary 8, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Remember the case posted by Tekkaus that a baby was killed by monkey. Pray nothing of this sort happens again with the 'migration' of forest to urban places.

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  5. choi yenJanuary 8, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    I saw those monkeys too :)

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Nature will find a way to survive or fight back.

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  7. [SK]January 8, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    hope the monkeys won't break into houses and disturb the people..

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  8. mommy to chumsyJanuary 8, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Hmm...i'm scared of monkeys. I hope these are not violent.

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  9. Small KucingJanuary 9, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    easier to find food for them LOL

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  10. AyieJanuary 9, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    quite an unlikely sight to see monkeys around, they must really love those trees.

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  11. willie a.k.a reptozJanuary 9, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Hi Pete,

    Unlike many other animals, monkeys adapt well with their environment. The situation is the other way round, we humans are actually afraid of them. Hahaha!

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  12. wennJanuary 9, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    i m scared of monkeys..

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  13. tutiJanuary 10, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    nature at close quarters. no need go zoo.

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  14. mNhLJanuary 10, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    these wild monkeys are so dangerous. So afraid of them...but my kids love to see them (inside the car).

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  15. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Hi Pete
    I am scared of monkeys.Was bitten once when I was little. Phobia till now.But I don't hate them at all. We have encroach into their territory and the poor creatures have to adapt or die.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  16. NamithaJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    Monkeys get urbanised so quick, I think :-)

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  17. MaryMohJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    You remind me of a monkey that we kept as a pet when I was young. It later turned aggressive and wanted to bite my little brother each time he saw my brother. Finally my parents had to get rid of him. It was really scary.

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  18. yvonneJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Monkeys can adapt well in most places. There was one monkey which loitered around my neighbourhood and it was a nuisance because it stole fruits from praying alters, ate and made a mess. It was quite aggressive too and once chased a little girl!

    I'm not into monkeys...

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