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Luke Massey Images

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER & CAMERAMAN

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Proboscis monkeys roost high in the mangroves, safe from predators such as clouded leopards.  A male Proboscis monkey with the famous elongated nose. The bigger the nose, the higher the standing of the male.  A young proboscis monkey moves to nurse from its mother.  A pair of young Proboscis monkeys play. It is common to see the monkeys perform huge leaps from tree to tree. When the leap is too far the monkeys are forced to swim, often dangerous in bull shark and crocodile infested waters.  Youngsters play in amongst the canopy.  Play fighting. When playing, the youngsters often repeat behaviour, jumping from the same tree for over an hour at times.  Proboscis monkeys are at threat as their habitat dwindles, shrimp farming removes huge swathes of mangroves. Acacia plantations cover acres of land and the shipping off the logs causes pollution and disturbance in the delicate mangrove ecosystem. Palm oil increases as the Indonesian government invests further in the production of it. Ecosystems are destroyed by the monoculture. Coal mining pollutes the water ways and increased boat traffic increases the risk of collision with at risk species such as the Irrawaddy dolphin.  In some areas the monkeys are forced to survive in tiny pockets of mangroves, completely surrounded by urbanisation. Inbreeding and starving to death as the population puts too much stress on food plants.  Monkeys are forced to venture into urban areas, this young monkey collided with an overhead power line at a shrimp hatchery. 

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