Scientists find monkeys who know how to fish

Sitting on the brink of the onsen in Jigokudani Valley these Japanese snow monkeys are a few of the 200 individuals making up the local population.

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Macaques monkeys are quite mischievous and highly intelligent to fact of becoming a nuisance to human. they are able to co-exist with human that they live in human like behaviour, becomes more daring and no longer scared with human presence. they even strives in processed foods left unattended or garbage scavenging. live in a colony and attacks in packs. Here captured, a dominant male starring to intimidate us while we have our lunch in Gunung Emas Restaurant, Sabah, East Malaysia (North Borneo).

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A macaque in the Nuremberg zoo.

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Once they figure out beer can pop tops, firing up a grill and remote controls they'll be set.

Here is a strange story of a young macaque monkey and a bitch who has recently lost her litter at one of the neighbourhoods of Ghaziabad. (Gupta Colony, Near G T Road)
These 2 animals have become so friendly that they stay with each other all the time and the bitch takes care of the monkey like her own and even feeds him on her milk

I have noticed saving her from the group of monkeys who tried their level best to lure the young monkey into their group.

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Having watched humans, they can also use cameras, but i'm not sure how their composition skills are.

I was hanging out in a mangrove and this Macaque wanted to pick up a little of what I was laying down..

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These monkeys live at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ (USA)

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Long Tailed Macaques
Bali, Indonesia

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These guys are smart and certianly know how to work a crowd of tourists in Morocco for some peanuts and are more than willing to pose for a photo!

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this photo was taken at wfft.org in Thailand-- a wildlife rescue center of sorts. This monkey lived in an enclosure next to the wildlife kitchen, he was quite photogenic and charming.

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In India, monkeys usually haunt a lot of popular picnic spots / tourist spots in groups; initially, because of easy availability of food.
Later, monkeys realize that the humans are scared of them, and are usually carrying food in packets / bags. Threatening behavior is sufficient to scare the human in dropping the food and running, leaving the troop to feast.
Monkeys are also revered as the reincarnation / avatar of Hanuman the monkey-god. At temples dedicated to him, killing / capturing / even denying monkeys is discouraged; this makes the resident monkeys even more aggressive.
The monkeys I've seen have learned to differentiate between bags containing food, versus rolled up rugs or jackets, or camera bags. They can also open a full 2-liter bottle of soft drinks (hint: the feet are used as well). They can also identify popular days / times of tourist influx.

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This obliging resident of Gibraltar was happy for me to take this photo.

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This monkey resides at the Guam Zoological Park.
He is a male, they also had the mother on site as he was an infant when he was given to the park.

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These particular monkeys were in Bako National park, outside of Kuching in Malaysian Borneo. While photogenic, they weren't particularly adept in a tool using sense. Recently in Ubud, Indonesia, however we saw monkeys using rocks to grind up leaves - presumably to get at the sap - definite tool usage behaviour and fascinating to see. I don't have those pics posted yet, but will at some point.

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These photos were taken at the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary in Sabah.

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These were taken at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and from what I can remember, they are macaques. It is not surprising to me about these monkeys being able to fish, because their enclosure is surrounded by water. Some close-ups of these monkeys show what appears to be bald spots. This is because of intense grooming and picking by other monkeys on their fur, which is a natural process in the wild.

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oilpainting (wildlife art) by Marjolein Kruijt
www.marjoleinkruijt.nl

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