3/17/10

Monos (Monkeys)

After departing Baños, we decided to go to Misahaullí, which is further into the Amazon than a larger, nearby city (Tena). In Misahuallí, monkeys live alongside humans in the town square. Check out these amazing pics of the town and the monkeys. Also, below are videos of the monkeys in action!
Our hostel room:
View out onto el Río Napo from our hostel room:Looking out from Misahuallí as the two rivers (Río Latas y Río Napo) come together at the Misahuallí point:
View up el Río Latas:
A mural in the town that depicts the rivers, the folks in canoes, and the monkeys:
Monkey walking across one of the electrical wires. (reminds us of squirrels)
Monkeys communicating in tree, with a baby on one of their backs!
This particular monkey (female) had a crush on a dog (male), and she is watching the dog here.
She is still watching the dog, and pays no attention to the fact that Mark is sitting there. (See the monkey at Mark´s feet.)
Still watching the dog...we could get SO close to her. She was mesmerized by the dog!

While in Misahaullí, we learned that the humans share a home with monkeys! When we return to the US, we will upload a video of the monkeys trying to drink a soda.

Another video to be uploaded is of a monkey trying to get into our huge jug of water. Intelligent monkeys!

1 comment:

Kara Bridel said...

Monkeys in love with dogs? Scandalous...and naughty! :)