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Yawning bonnet macaque

Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) photographed by the Lakkidi Highway Viewpoint. The monkeys were well-behaved and disinterested in humans but in some areas they are considered a menace and carry the tick-transmitted Kysanur Forest Disease (KFD). Yawning in monkeys can be a threat display rather than a sign of tiredness.

Location: Lakkidi Highway, Wayanad, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Photographer: JASON GILCHRIST

Yawning bonnet macaque

Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) photographed by the Lakkidi Highway Viewpoint. The monkeys were well-behaved and disinterested in humans but in some areas they are considered a menace and carry the tick-transmitted Kysanur Forest Disease (KFD). Yawning in monkeys can be a threat display rather than a sign of tiredness.

Location: Lakkidi Highway, Wayanad, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Photographer: JASON GILCHRIST