Tag Archives: Monkeys

Young male long-tailed macaques at play

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Young male long-tailed macaques spend a lot of time playing. And long-tailed macaques of all ages seem to enjoy exploring and using human-made artefacts. In this sequence of photos by Elliot Capp two young male long-tailed macaques in Don Chao … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed Macaques in Singapore–a different approach

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Our recent trip to Singapore threw up some similarities but more differences concerning the long-tailed macaques there and here in Phana. In Singapore the macaques seem to be perceived as a ‘problem’ at least by the powers-that-be and presumably by … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed Macaque Twins in Don Chao Poo Forest

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Ten days ago I saw a monkey carrying two young infants. The infants looked to be the same age but I had never seen twins in the forest here before. I know that sometimes a female will foster an orphaned … Continue reading →

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Disturbed forest, disturbed monkeys

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

The long-tailed macaque is said to prefer to inhabit ‘disturbed forests’. Don Chao Poo, or the monkey forest, here in Phana is certainly disturbed. It has been disturbed by installing four large Buddha images, and paving the sandy paths to … Continue reading →

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What should we do about the monkeys?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

What should we do about the monkeys? In Phana,  we have to continue down the road we have been going for the last thirty years or so. There can be no turning back. But it is worth considering what it … Continue reading →

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Birth of the Macaque Project (2)

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Phana is sometimes known as ‘Monkey Town’. I am not sure that the people of Phana really like that, but I notice that there is a large, framed collage of photos labelled MONKEY TOWN just outside the Mayor’s office at … Continue reading →

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Birth of the Macaque Project (1)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

The Phana Macaque Project came about largely because of a few blogs I wrote earlier this year on Life in Phana (www.phanathailife.typepad.com). I had been in and out of the monkey forest, Don Chao Poo, on a daily basis and … Continue reading →

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Study Tour to Thai Monkey Forest

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

The Thai Monkey Forest at Don Chao Poo, Amphur Phana, Amnat Charoen Province recently hosted a brief study tour that marks the opening of the Phana Macaque Project to the outside world. You can read about the project and the … Continue reading →

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Into the monkey forest

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

This Thai monkey forest is one of the main features of the village where I live in Thailand. You can find out where that is by going to the ‘About the forest’ page. These are exciting times in the village … Continue reading →

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