Dusky Leaf Monkeys in Prachuap

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Dusky Leaf Monkeys in Prachuap

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These cute little fellows are called Dusky Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis Obscura Reid), they can be found at a lesser known spot (foot of Khao Lom Muak) in Wing 5 near Ao Manao. They are very approachable and far friendlier than the aggressive teeth baring Macaques in Khao Takiab and elsewhere in Thailand.
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Myself and Big Boy walked around the grounds of the Wing 5 Air museum and had an audience of these little fellows.
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Great photos, Buksi, and they look super-cute with their kind of gormless wide-eyed look.
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kendo wrote:Myself and Big Boy walked around the grounds of the Wing 5 Air museum and had an audience of these little fellows.
:oops: I don't remember the monkeys :oops:
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Big Boy wrote:
kendo wrote:Myself and Big Boy walked around the grounds of the Wing 5 Air museum and had an audience of these little fellows.
:oops: I don't remember the monkeys :oops:

You pointed the monkeys out to us unless it was different ones. :D
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I remember taking you past the base of looking glass mountain to show you the nastier variety buksi mentions.

The only time I remember seeing this particular type of monkey was on the way back from Phraya Nakhon Cave, but those babies were not friendly.
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I am sure the monkeys that we had seen on that day were different from Khao Takiab ones.
Maybe we need to take another look.
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As far as I know, this is my only sighting of that particular breed, but I'm not getting any younger, and I do forget things :oops:
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Or maybe it's me I now ware glasses.
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