Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, George, Jim Thanks for looking. The Bonnet Macaque and its cousin the Rhesus Macaque are a menace - these two belong to a group of a few wild animals in India that I am apprehensive and wary about (I am not scared of big cats at all!). I have seen them bite people, grab carry bags and food from peoples hands, etc. They seem to have zero fear of humans. In fact the Rhesus Macaque terrorizes large swathes of our national capital, Delhi, taking advantage of a normal Hindu's veneration of the monkey god, Hanuman, from one of our national epics, the Ramayana. See: http://vimeo.com/8580955 http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/monkeys-are-machiavellian-too/ Luckily, the Lion-tailed Macaques seem to be quite peaceful - I was in the middle of a group of 30-35, on foot, and they did not seem to mind at all. I would never ever take that risk with their two cousins! Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Very nice images, Jayanand. Well worth the extra effort. I particularly > like the Bronzed Frog. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" < > jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:42 AM > Subject: [Leica] Rainforests > > > One more installment: >> >> Nilgiri Langur - both in wretched light on a heavily overcast day at >> ISO1600: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGR4342B.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGR4318.jpg.html >> >> The Bronzed Frog - illuminated by torchlight, close to midnight: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9595.jpg.html >> >> Bonnet Macaque - aggressive and dangerous monkey, always found close to >> human habitation, exhibits no fear of humans at all: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGR3439.jpg.html >> >> >> Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >