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Bonnet Macaque Monkey
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Bonnet Macaque Monkey

by Miro Susta

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 29, 201343 views2 comments
Photo of adult Bonnet Macaque monkey from Athirappilly waterfalls in Kerala, India.
The Bonnet Macaque is a monkey being unique 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.
The Bonnet Macaque feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, invertebrates and cereals. In southern India, this macaque exists in close relationship to humans, feeding on food given by humans and raiding crops and houses.

Nikon D600
220mm
F/8
1/25mm
ISO 400

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 30, 2013 at 5:26 PM
This is a good capture. The colors feel too strongly saturated on my monitor to feel natural. Why not a vertical? Hmmm.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 30, 2013 at 8:50 PM
Fine environmental portrait with a nice contemplative head turn and expression. The eyes are well exposed and very sharp. The bridge of the nose is a little bit bright, might benefit from a little bit of highlight reduction and maybe some warming of the entire photo. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments