This afternoon we went for a walk in
the Tangkoko Nature Reserve. It was humid as usual but being in
primary jungle with no undergrowth, it was shady. It was easy to
walk through as well. Easier than bush-bashing!
We saw tarsiers (very small) which are
the smallest monkeys on the planet. We saw a cuscus (a monkey? A
mammal anyway – not much chance to google these things). And then the
macaques. There are 4 troops of them in the reserve. Apparently
they are critically endangered, but certainly not in this reserve!
There were so many of them.
A wonderful experience to walk through
the jungle/rain-forest.
Below is the tarsier. It has big eyes, so we were specifically warned against flash photography. It is smaller than it looks in the pic - about 3 inches not counting the tail.
Macaques crossing the road. One inspected a lady's bright pink joggers but decided they were not edible.
Another macaque.
And a cuscus. Obviously a male one.
Walking in the rain-forest. Very shady and easy to walk through.
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