Monkey world

Today Monkey World is celebrating a very special anniversary.

Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi). The Belize Zoo, Belize, Central America

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Birthday Girl Amy is 32 today and one of the first residents of Monkey World :)

RHESUS MACAQUE Since 2016 is the Year of the Monkey, we figure Monkey Hill at Kam Shan Country Park might be a good place to see more of them in their natural habitat. Established in 1977 and located in the ranges north of Kowloon, it covers an area roughly 1.3 square miles, and it may very well be one of the largest parks in the world dedicated to monkeys.

Monkey World is a 65-acre Ape rescue centre in Dorset, England. It was set up in 1987 by the late Jim Cronin to provide permanent homes for abused Spanish beach chimps. Today, his Wife, Dr. Alison Cronin continues to work with foreign governments worldwide to stop the illegal smuggling of primates from Africa, Asia and South America. Today the primates residing at Monkey World have varying backgrounds, for example some are ex-laboratory animals, others are victims of the pet trade, one is…

Last May, i rented a 500mm lens to shoot the Atlantis Space Shuttle - and on the way home I wanted to "use" it, so we pulled into the WPB zoo. Never again. Never again will I rent a 15LB lens! He weighed too much for me to handle - mounted even, I could not carry it around or use it comfortably. My D700 with my 70-200 is about as much weight as I want to carry comfortably. I commend you folks that can carry around those lenses, because you are getting the shot!

Sweet monkey!!!

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