This troop of vervet monkeys kept us thoroughly entertained on the last morning of our recent visit to Marakele National Park. While the adults just wanted to warm their old bones in the first rays of golden sunshine, the boisterous youngsters had a lot of pent up energy to get rid of!
Warming up in the early morning
Family portrait
Squabbling family members
Squabbling family members
Peace made
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
Energetic youngsters
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Just a whole lot of monkey business!! 😉
In its finest form, AJ!
Great shots, Dries. Monkeys have the edge over us humans. They can just play and have fun all day. No school, no work, no mortgage, no worries. 😀
Seeing as we are monkeys of sort, it should be easy to adopt their philosophies! But society frowns upon us trying…
May be we are not so lucky after all? Well…At least we can think about it!!! 🙂 🙂 Great series!!!
Thanks Ilargia!
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They look like they’re having a great time!
As were we watching them! Welcome, Carol!
Those little rascals are guaranteed entertainment. When I look at them playing I always wish I could go back to childhood a just be like them.
You are so right Maurice! Even just watching them go about their lives puts me in a calmer frame of mind (even when they’re being naughty!)
Now that’s entertainment! I’d take that over Las Vegas any day. Great photos. 🙂
Thanks Pat! We agree entirely, who needs tv or the theatre when there’s so much drama, comedy, thillers out in the wild outdoors!
These are such lovely photos 🙂
I recently a funny run-in with monkeys (not sure of the species) in Cambodia! Not so funny at the time when they were chasing us, but very funny afterwards. You’ve given me a great idea to do a post on that day 🙂
Can’t wait to read how those monkeys tormented you! 😀
Ek is mal oor apies se streke…mooi vasgevang,Dries!Dis nogal moeilik om hulle af te neem,want hulle beweeg heeltyd en hul sterte is so lank,dat hulle ewig buite die foto is.😜
Dankie Dina! Gelukkig was ons nie haastig om te gaan oppak en ry nie, en die oggendson het so mooi gesit, dat ons n hele paar minute by hierdie troppie kon spandeer en hul aapstreke dophou.
Fantastic and delightful, de Wets!
Thanks very much, Jane!
Just love them, I could watch them all day!
Much more entertaining than any soapie on tv, that’s for sure!
Cute and naughty
Spot on, Boeta!
such wonderful images, thank you
Thanks Julie!
Watching monkeys can be so much fun!
janet
Absolutely Janet! It is hard to look at them and not recognize ourselves.
They do look like little wizened humans.
cute, and i’m imagining cheeky…
Thanks Gavin!
Cheeky? Most certainly!