We saw 3 types of monkeys on our trip, 1 type was common and 2 were uncommon (or at least not widely spread). Kathryn and I also see monkeys differently. She is an anthropologist and finds them gross because they're like little people while I am not an anthropologist and think they're awesome for exactly that reason. The first type shown below is a Colobus monkey which we saw only at
Lake Naivasha in Kenya. They were quite shy and rather striking in their long skunk-like stripes.
We saw Sykes monkeys at
Lake Manyara in Tanzania, again only briefly but well enough to get a few neat pictures. They were also apparently to be found near
The Ark but we didn't see any when we were there.
The most widespread and sociable monkeys were Vervet monkeys which we found scattered throughout our trip and which are quite common. There were several lodges which employed Maasai with slingshots to keep the monkeys from stealing food from tables (and even under their watch they could be a real nuisance). They were quite active throughout the day and frequently seen wandering the grounds and in one case, playing on the roof of our room.
We saw Sykes monkeys at Lake Manyara in Tanzania, again only briefly but well enough to get a few neat pictures. They were also apparently to be found near The Ark but we didn't see any when we were there.
The most widespread and sociable monkeys were Vervet monkeys which we found scattered throughout our trip and which are quite common. There were several lodges which employed Maasai with slingshots to keep the monkeys from stealing food from tables (and even under their watch they could be a real nuisance). They were quite active throughout the day and frequently seen wandering the grounds and in one case, playing on the roof of our room.
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