Monkey in Kent Ridge Park, ID please?

[lennyl]

Spotted in Kent Ridge Park in February. I did a search of monkeys in Singapore, but this doesn't look like the images of a long tailed macaque I found on google (I could be wrong, since I don't know how much variation there are among individuals).

Thanks in advance.

 

[knpan]

yeah does not look like the common macaque i see in BT. hmmm

 

[hiker]

kent ridge park??? this species dun exist in singapore.
it's a Spectacled Leaf Monkey.
did u see just one or a group of them?

 

[dingzyangz]

WOW! leaf monkey!

probably some guy illegally imported it and released it to the wild.

 

[lennyl]

kent ridge park??? this species dun exist in singapore.
it's a Spectacled Leaf Monkey.
did u see just one or a group of them?

Really, Kent Ridge Park. Coming in from Science Park, walked past the pond towards Pasir Panjang side, about 5 minutes past the pond.

There's only this one individual. Seems rather tame too, tried to slowly come towards us, but we moved off to avoid any contact with it.

Thanks for the help with the ID. It does look similar to some of the images I found on google.

 

[lennyl]

WOW! leaf monkey!

probably some guy illegally imported it and released it to the wild.

That would be so irresponsible. Wonder if it can survive if released into wild on its own. Wish I had posted this earlier

 

[dingzyangz]

normally no... they are already domesticated.
but hope he is a tough fella.

i even heard of friends who wants to release rabbits to SBG. :bheart: crazy irresponsible owners.

Have not been to Kent Ridge, but are there monkeys there?

That would be so irresponsible. Wonder if it can survive if released into wild on its own. Wish I had posted this earlier

 

[lennyl]

Have not been to Kent Ridge, but are there monkeys there?

Kent Ridge as in NUS? That's a matter of opinion :bsmilie:

But Kent Ridge Park, I guess so - there's a big sign near the canopy walk warning of a fine for feeding monkeys.

 

[Daedalus Trent]

kent ridge park??? this species dun exist in singapore.
it's a Spectacled Leaf Monkey.
did u see just one or a group of them?

oh my gosh! :bigeyes:

 

[velasco]

What is my Mozzito doing there?

 

[dingzyangz]

haha... speaking of NUS... indeed there are a handful of weird monkeys there too. :bsmilie:

Kent Ridge as in NUS? That's a matter of opinion :bsmilie:

But Kent Ridge Park, I guess so - there's a big sign near the canopy walk warning of a fine for feeding monkeys.

 

[smalltake]

haha... speaking of NUS... indeed there are a handful of weird monkeys there too. :bsmilie:

Weird monkeys?? You referring to the lecturers???? :bsmilie:

 

[lennyl]

I forwarded the image to the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research in NUS and Mr. Ivan Tan replied to say that it has been spotted by someone else in February, but they have no information on where it might be now.

He also pointed me to this blog entry:

http://wondercreation.blogspot.com/2008/02/dusky-leaf-monkey-spotted-in-singapore.html

Again, thanks for the help, guys. Especially hiker.

 

[hiker]

could have been someone's pet before, probably released
as it outgrown it's cage or starting to make loud calls...,
nice shot and thanks for sharing.
hope i might still be able to bump into it....:bsmilie:
btw, this is s'pore version of leaf monkey.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38396164@N00/536861026/in/set-72157594584437872/

cheers!

 

[lennyl]

Wow, you have a fantastic collection of nature photos there!

 

[dingzyangz]

haha... he's an amazing nature lover... :bsmilie: