There are a lot of monkeys in Bali. I had never been so up close and personal with a bunch of wild monkeys before.
These guys and gals were used to being around people, but they weren’t domesticated. I trusted them enough to get close, but I didn’t want them climbing all over me. Here’s a video of me feeding some monkeys we found on the side of the road.
In the next video, Nok has some wild monkeys climbing all over her. She had told me she was scared of monkeys because her uncle in Thailand had some monkey pets who could sometimes be aggressive. She doesn’t seem too afraid in this video. Maybe the Balinese monkeys are a bit kinder for some reason.
By the way, right after I returned from Bali, we went and watched the movie, Avatar, while in Bangkok. It was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time and I highly recommend it. The planet in Avatar reminded me a lot of the rain forest in Bali, so teaming with life, unknown creatures, both friendly spirits and dark dangerous creatures lurking in the shadows, the play of light and dark, the dance of good and evil, a spirit in everything, and everything connected. The plants, animals, insects, and people forming a complex web of intelligent life.
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3 Responses to “We’re Bananas Over Monkeys!”
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Can I just say bats aren’t in the least bit appealing; monkeys are preferable, Nok is braver than you are, and I don’t have to go to Bali to be attacked by a wild animal- since Maggie chomped my finger good today. I don’t know what she was thinking! She misses you, and I can tell because the past three times she’s heard your voice on the computer, she jumps into my lap and starts purring….she woke up from a dead sleep yesterday when she heard your voice…
Ok, this is a once in a lifetime experience, like the elephants … I would LOVE to be that up close and personal with monkeys!
I’m thinking the monkeys were a little TOO interested in Nok’s butt though Ryan … you have some competition there .. haha ..
That is so cute about Maggie. I wonder why she chomped your finger though? Strange. And, yes, you’re right. When it comes to monkeys, Nok has less fear than me. I’ve seen them do a surprising amount of damage to people in a few TV documentaries, and I’ve never been around them before, so I am just starting to figure out how much they can, or can’t, be trusted.