Posted on June 21, 2023
This Bonobo monkey seemed to be having fun swinging on a rope at the Vallee des Singes park, not far from here.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Whole of one thing
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Bonobo, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Monkey, Rope, Vallee des Singes, Whole
Posted on November 6, 2018
Frank’s theme for his Tuesday Photo Challenge is ‘comfort’. The idea of comfort can be either physical or mental of course or – in this image from the Vallée des Singes of a baby gorilla taking a ride on its mother’s back – very probably both.

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Comfort
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Comfort, fpj-photo-challenge, Gorillas, Mother and Child, Vallee des Singes
Posted on February 15, 2017
‘Baby animals’ is the theme for this week’s macro moments challenge hosted by Sue at Musin’ With Susan. Here, a baby Capucin monkey stays close to its mother at the Vallée des Singes wildlife park:

Macro Moments Week 31
Category: Macro Tagged: Capucin Monkeys, Macro, Macro Moments, Monkey, Vallee des Singes
Posted on December 16, 2016
This Bonobo monkey at Valleé des Singes looks like it’s squaring up to the knotted rope:

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Animals
Category: Black & White Tagged: Animals, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Vallee des Singes
Posted on March 2, 2016
I’m afraid I can’t remember what this particular species of monkey is called (marmoset?), but I do know I took this photograph of one peering out from undera plastic sheet at the Vallée des Singes (‘Monkey Valley’) nature park in the Vienne département of France.

Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 15
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Hugh's Photo Challenge, Monkey, Under, Vallee des Singes
Posted on April 10, 2015
A silverback gorilla at Vallée des Singes, Vienne (not a selfie).
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Close-up, Gorillas, silverback, Vallee des Singes
Posted on January 20, 2014
Three photographs with a recurring theme, taken at the Vallee des Singes, in the Vienne departement.
The one of the Capucins has already been featured, with others, in another post over on my other blog.
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Family, Mother and Child, Primates, Vallee des Singes, Weekly Photo Challenge: Family