Obviously, the first thing you notice about a male proboscis monkey is that rather impressive snout. I love that the Indonesians call them monyet belanda (“Dutch monkey) or orang belanda (“Dutchman”), because they thought the Dutch colonizers had similarly large bellies and noses. I spotted this big boy in a tree at river’s edge on our way into Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.
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“ . . . and goodnight Mrs. Calabash where ever you are.”
(Getting this reference is totally age-related. Ask a child of the ‘50s.)
Jimmy Durante?
No wonder all the funny names, just do casual sitting in tree waiting for U to come along with your camera!
Aunt Sue