Junior Photographer: Top 17 Photos Singapore and Malaysia

May 2022 (Author: P)

These are the best photos I took for each species of primate (with bonus elephants and bear).

(Editor’s Note: P was a 9 when he took these photos. He uses a point and shoot camera with limited zoom capabilities. – J).

Bornean orangutans feasting on a variety of fruits.

The moment before the pig-tailed macaques invaded the orangutan breakfast.
The moment after the macaques invaded the orangutan breakfast.
Sun bear standing on two feet.
The first time we saw a long-tailed macaque.
Pygmy elephant along the Kinabatangan river.
Long-tailed macaque eating along the Kinabatangan.
First wild orangutan sighting.
Herd of elephants on the edge of the river.
One of the best macaque photos I got on this trip: a pig-tailed macaque.

monkeys on a sign

Proboscis monkey hanging out in a tree.

The monkey is above the branch in the center.

This was the best photo of a leaf monkey that I got.

Baby orangutan at Rainforest Discovery Center.

A moment before disaster.

The smaller monkey wanted the other monkey’s fruit and the larger monkey protected its fruit by trying to bite the smaller monkey.

Long tailed macaque climbing up a pole with a coconut in its mouth.

This monkey is eating a coconut while another monkey in the background eats another fruit.

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