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| Our little monkeys...breakfast at The Andaman Langkawi |
Review after review on Trip Advisor mentioned an abundance of monkeys, as well as lizards, squirrels and flying lemurs.
Last night as we went to bed we realised that, aside from a few monkeys playing by the roadside on the drive in as well as a squirrel and a lone flying lemur as we ate dinner at the Beach Bar, we hadn't exactly been overrun by wildlife.
Were we missing something? We were just not paying enough attention to our surroundings?
This morning after a late breakfast we spotted our first resort monkeys on the way to the kids club!
Being several metres away up in the trees (i.e not within grabbing distance!), Georgia and Mackenzie quickly lost interest as the toys beckoned.
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| A dusky leaf monkey |
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| Mackenzie in the kids club |
According to the hotel guide there are two breeds of monkey roaming the resort - the shy dusky leaf monkey and the more aggressive (i.e. will steal your food kind!) crab-eating macaque.
While eating a late lunch at the main restaurant, the hotel chef alerted us to a group of dusky leaf monkeys playing low in the trees near the pool.
So cute! This time the girls defintely paid attention as the monkeys came swinging down from the trees onto the ground to forage in the garden in front of the restuarant.
At dusk as we relaxed on the balcony waiting for Georgia and Mackenzie to wake up from a long afternoon nap (bliss!) the crab-eating macaque made an appearance.
They came in numbers, watching the tourists on the balacony to suss out whether any of us would be stupid enough to offer them food.
Once they realised that no food would be thrown their way, the cheeky buggers started jumping from the trees onto the balconies hoping to find an open window or door!
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| Monkeys at dusk...the came in a pack! |
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| The crab-eating macaque - makes a nasty growling noise! |
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