You Pay Peanuts, You Get Photo Bombers

Wild monkeys seem to enjoy cam-whoring too. Or photo-bombing to the delight of those in the picture. Some of the Silver-Leafed monkeys in Kuala Selangor would jump on the shoulders of unsuspecting tourists when they see them posing for a photo. Fortunately, the endangered species have not learned the gratuitous V sign (as yet).

Not sure if it is a good thing but it appears to be a symbiotic relationship. The friendly wildlife attract hordes of visitors to Malawati Hill and in return they get fed with fruits and nuts.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/1600 sec.

Photo Bomber

Thinking Of The Past, Looking To The Future

I was up at the lighthouse on Malawati Hill in Kuala Selangor. It was near Merdeka and a colony of resident Silvered Leaf Monkeys were playing with the many flags there. I waited patiently and this guy came along and struck a poignant pose. There were insane calls then to cull the monkeys as they were intruding into our habitat. Actually, it is their habitat all along. Humans are the intruders. This was to become my favourite Merdeka picture, out of the thousands I have photographed. Happy Merdeka!

Thinking Of The Past, Looking To The Future