I often have moments of blissful scenes while following the monkeys through a forest that sometimes seems like it would love to eat your skin and your soul. Here, while with my favourite monkey group -Guanacaste- we came across what looks like a little garden. It was low-canopy forest that was very green and enclosed compared to the surrounding forest in this area. The monkeys were nice and low and EXTRACTIVE FORAGING -a very important behaviour I am trying to document as much as possible. They were being very playful and the juveniles seemed to be watching the older monkeys as they opened fallen fruits to obtain insects from within them. It is times like these that I am reminded that what I do is pretty magical -watch wild monkeys.
How beautiful....I had such a wonderful time following you (and the monkeys) around the forest. Yes, it was slightly treacherous, but was so beautiful. I mean, I also didn't have to actually do anything -- you were such a professional scientist. What you do is pretty magical...you set your eyes on things that most humans will never get the opportunity to see. I'm so glad I got to be a part of your world (and yes, I am referring to the disney song, which I am also singing right now, I encourage you to do the same) xox
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