Before arriving at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve:
- spotted 8 monkeys climbing on cement parapets along BKE
- jumping around
- climbing up the trees along the main road
- 1 even ran across the road!
- many cars driving along BKE
(for the above pic the monkey quite hard to spot. on the parapet all the way on the left. blending in with the trees)
At site:
- 5.10pm: extremely hot weather, sun rays very glaring
- no monkeys seen around usual areas (big bin, carpark, road outside houses)
- around 25 people
- 5.20pm:
- still no monkeys observed at usual areas
- no monkeys up the hill as well
- >35 people
- monkey calls heard from within the forest (none seen)
- 5.40pm:
- no monkey appearance
- >30 people
- 6pm:
- no monkeys observed
- >30 people
- big bin has been 'locked' with additional ropes
- area has been cleared of food remains and plastic bags (VERY clean!)
No human behaviour observed.
Tiff and Ying (WELL)
4.49pm- Arrived. 27 people. 0 monkeys observed. Very hot and sunny.
5.12pm- 34 people. (More than usual) 0 monkeys observed (none along the wallace trail or the lab)
Interviews:
Person 1 (Middle-aged man):
How often do you come here?
Not really often. This is only my second visit.
Have you seen any monkeys around here?
No. You mean there are monkeys around here ah?
If you see any monkeys, what would your reaction be?
I'll just walk away and ignore them.
Person 2 (Middle-aged woman with her family)
How often do you come here?
Quite often, around twice a month. I live quite near here, so this is a good place for me and my family to come here for walks.
Have you seen any monkeys around here?
Yeah. Just a few though. The monkeys around here don't come out very often. But sometimes, a few of them will just crowd around there. (points towards lab)
What were your reactions when you saw the monkeys?
Quite scared actually. (laughs) I've been attacked by a monkey when I was younger so I've been quite afraid of monkeys since then. But I'll just ignore them lah.
(WILL POST ONE MORE WHEN I GET HOME. THERE'S STILL ONE MORE INTERVIEW)
4.49pm- Arrived. 27 people. 0 monkeys observed. Very hot and sunny.
5.12pm- 34 people. (More than usual) 0 monkeys observed (none along the wallace trail or the lab)
Interviews:
Person 1 (Middle-aged man):
How often do you come here?
Not really often. This is only my second visit.
Have you seen any monkeys around here?
No. You mean there are monkeys around here ah?
If you see any monkeys, what would your reaction be?
I'll just walk away and ignore them.
Person 2 (Middle-aged woman with her family)
How often do you come here?
Quite often, around twice a month. I live quite near here, so this is a good place for me and my family to come here for walks.
Have you seen any monkeys around here?
Yeah. Just a few though. The monkeys around here don't come out very often. But sometimes, a few of them will just crowd around there. (points towards lab)
What were your reactions when you saw the monkeys?
Quite scared actually. (laughs) I've been attacked by a monkey when I was younger so I've been quite afraid of monkeys since then. But I'll just ignore them lah.
(WILL POST ONE MORE WHEN I GET HOME. THERE'S STILL ONE MORE INTERVIEW)
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