Scent of a woman, somewhat..

Bonnet Macaque - found this "romantic" Old World Monkey when I was waiting for my turn to go on a wildlife Safari in Tholpetty forest, just after the trek on Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg back on Sep 4th 2013. What's amazing is the co-incidence that I have uploaded this image here exactly a year later - Sep 4th 2014!

comments (4)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Absolutely delightful photo! Are you sure though that this is a Rhesus and not a Bonnet macaque? Posted 11 years ago
1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Claire, you are right. It is a Bonnet Macaque. I am changing it right away.
  
  Thank you! Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

It was worth the wait, and now please stick with us and keep sharing wonderful wildlife :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  I'm happy to share my wildlife shots here. Thank you :) Posted 11 years ago

The Bonnet Macaque

The bonnet macaque is a macaque endemic to southern India. Its distribution is limited by the Indian Ocean on three sides and the Godavari and Tapti Rivers along with a related competing species of rhesus macaque in the north. Land use changes in last few decades have resulted in changes in its distribution boundaries with the rhesus macaque, raising concern for its status in the wild.

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Avinash Krishnamurthy