Somewhat cheerful
A young Barbary macaque having fun with observing how my zoom lens moved in and out and the shutters opened and closed. He was really fascinated and demonstrated various facial expressions in the process, fom curious, interested, fascinated, mischievous, to cheerful, and eventually also bored. *g* But he "sat" for me (or I for him?) for about fifteen minutes, so he's forgiven for eventually being bored by yet another tall two-legger.
It was also one of the most fascinating photography sessions I ever had with an animal.
It was also one of the most fascinating photography sessions I ever had with an animal.
The macaques live there in a mostly natural way, in a large tree-covered area which is very close to their original habitat, and show a completely different behaviour than one is used to from zoos and such. In the area there are three large groups, and one of them, living away from the public paths, is fit to be returned to the wild, which occasionally happens to repopulate the areas where the endangered species still lives these days. All of the groups live in such a natural way that behavioural studies about their species are possible, and happen on a regular base.
I love watching animals in their natural surroundings, which is usually only possible through good documentaries, so this was a special treat. :D