Earlier this week when Sofia and I were searching for the Green group in the morning – by the very edge of the home range – we stumbled across someone we hadn´t seen in months. Larsson! This young male migrated from his presumably natal group (the Green group) in the middle of the mating season […]
Month: February 2011
Donkey Delights
I’ll take my Donkey to go thanks! Occasionally we are able to bare witness to a delight of Morocco. Below is one such wonder. I think the picture may speak for itself. By the road on a sunny day one donkey was wrapped up in a plastic sheet while its four friends were […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Love, The monkeys.
Noddy’s return and Neo’s lost weekend
Noddy’s Return Some months ago the Green group lost two of its members. Larsson and Noddy, both adult males, left the group to go on their own adventures. Where they have been wandering and what they have been doing is a mystery and we can only make guess to as what they have been up […]
Drop that, it´s mine! – Disturbances in the life of a Barbary macaque
The sun is shining, food is plentiful, you are being groomed for over 30 minutes, no deadlines, no alarm clock. Ah, the peaceful life of a Barbary macaque. Until…a high pitched alarm call breaks the silence. DOGS! In less than two seconds the whole group is seeking refuge in trees, vigilantly looking for the intruders. […]