connda Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) I was driving up Highway 11 toward Lamphun City yesterday. I thought I saw a large dog in the road. Slowed down and tapped the horn a couple of times. The 'dog' went into a crouch, crossed to the outside lane and jumped about three meters up a teak tree. That was the first monkey I've ever seen in Thailand. I find that odd as I live surrounded by national parks and provincial forests but have never seen a monkey in the 15 years I've lived here. Very strange. The areas where I saw him isn't a forest or park, so that was rather odd. About 4 kilometers South of Doi Dtii (Big Buddha) intersection. Edited July 11, 2022 by connda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Out there on the main highway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted July 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2022 Oh no! If the locals spot it then the whole province will be put on monkey pox alert! Lockdowns coming your way soon! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted July 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Must be a little chilly for them up there. I see them daily down here. Literally 100s, and quite annoying at times. Down right aggressive if they think you have food in your hands or bag, as they will attack. A few that hang out up your way: https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trachypithecus-crepusculus https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/assam-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/northern-pig-tailed-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/rhesus-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/southern-pig-tailed-macaque Good reference site for critters in TH: https://www.thainationalparks.com/list-of-mammals-of-thailand Edited July 11, 2022 by KhunLA 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 no worries--it was just my monkey butler Mojo.. he got out of the yard again ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 8 hours ago, connda said: That was the first monkey I've ever seen in Thailand. 8 hours ago, connda said: have never seen a monkey in the 15 years I've lived here. Don’t get around much or not observant? Aren’t there monkeys at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Dao Caves and and and? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIngsofisaan Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Maybe they have been hiding on top of your car is why you have never seen any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 16 hours ago, KhunLA said: Must be a little chilly for them up there. I see them daily down here. Literally 100s, and quite annoying at times. Down right aggressive if they think you have food in your hands or bag, as they will attack. A few that hang out up your way: https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trachypithecus-crepusculus https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/assam-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/northern-pig-tailed-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/rhesus-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/southern-pig-tailed-macaque Good reference site for critters in TH: https://www.thainationalparks.com/list-of-mammals-of-thailand The reason that there are very few to no monkeys in the north is that historically the locals ate them all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 20 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Out there on the main highway? Yep. In the far left lane and then shot across the road to a teak tree in the median. It could jump for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 20 hours ago, KhunLA said: Must be a little chilly for them up there. I see them daily down here. Literally 100s, and quite annoying at times. Down right aggressive if they think you have food in your hands or bag, as they will attack. A few that hang out up your way: https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trachypithecus-crepusculus https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/assam-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/northern-pig-tailed-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/rhesus-macaque https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/southern-pig-tailed-macaque Good reference site for critters in TH: https://www.thainationalparks.com/list-of-mammals-of-thailand @KhunLA Where do you live. I know they are plentiful to the point of being a nuisanse in places like Lopburi, but I'm just never have seen on in North Thailand. I wonder if it was someone's pet. But now that I've looked up and seen a picture, it looked like a macaque up in the 15kg range. Personally I'm not a fan of monkeys and avoid places, like Lopburi, where there are wayyyy to many of them. Like elephants, the forests are great places for monkeys. I have no desire to interact with them. Chipmunks are cute and I like to feed them (in the US). Monkeys are not cute and I don't want anything to do with them. However, I didn't want to see it hit by a car either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 39 minutes ago, connda said: @KhunLA Where do you live. PKK - Prachuap Khiri Khan The youngins & older ones are OK, it's them teenagers that have not respect...seems like that for all species ???? https://photos.app.goo.gl/7KHPvrnuR5MfD1Q03 Edited July 12, 2022 by KhunLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 1:55 AM, KIngsofisaan said: Maybe they have been hiding on top of your car is why you have never seen any? Should make a statue like that at general entrance to Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 3:26 PM, connda said: That was the first monkey I've ever seen in Thailand. I find that odd as I live surrounded by national parks and provincial forests but have never seen a monkey in the 15 years I've lived here. Hey, time to sit down evaluate your experience, how high the monkey really jumped, the GPS location of the road, how many trees was there and so on........ Pretty sure you will find the upcoming lottery number there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 This is a wind up eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 11:45 PM, Bill97 said: Don’t get around much or not observant? Aren’t there monkeys at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Dao Caves and and and? I've never seen any at Doi Suthep and I stayed there on retreat for three weeks a decade back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 11:45 PM, Bill97 said: Don’t get around much or not observant? Oh, and nice snarky reply. Don't be a jerk. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, connda said: I've never seen any at Doi Suthep and I stayed there on retreat for three weeks a decade back. Me neither. I go up there several times a month and never seen them. Plenty of snakes, birds and creepy crawlies though...and pigeons. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 3:56 PM, pgrahmm said: Out there on the main highway? Yup. They hitchhike into town when songtaews aren't running or they are short of cash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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