Before volunteering with LPP, if you asked me what studying monkeys is like, I’d envision crouching behind bushes deep in the jungle, trying my best to stay out of sight of my specimens. Imagine my surprise when my study site turned out to be a regular suburb. As I would soon discover, the langurs were…
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The Story of Sebastian
“Hi, my name is Sebastian, and this is my story. I am a pig-tailed macaque. People have often mistaken me for my relatives – the long-tailed macaques. Just by looking at our tails, you can tell us apart. My tail is short and looks like a pig’s tail, while my relatives’ tails are long. I…
Langur Project Penang (LPP) 