Troop Bravo seems to be in good shape.
I've had some concerns about the long-tailed macaques' welfare lately due to a prolonged dry season, record temperatures and two months of drought conditions.
As you can easily see in the pictures the park is parched dry. Foliage is definitely withered. It almost looks like autumn in the northern hemisphere with all of the fallen leaves.
We don't have autumn here. We have a dry season and a wet season, with very little variation in daytime temperature (though the wet season tends to be somewhat cooler).
My latest observation had no exceptional incidents. The park was busy, but not overly packed with people, and the monkeys followed their routine of foraging, socializing, reproductive attempts, and group movement. Population count was 24, which includes 3 infants and seven additional dependent offspring. Lots of young macaques.
Troop Leader Mal looks like he's in good health and still at the helm of command.
One female looked visibly pregnant, though she may be postpartum and still has significant sag on her underside.
Overall, things are copacetic for the troop members.
Certainly, the monkeys are ready for some rainy days.
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