A Patas monkey eats lunch

"Although generally quiet, patas monkeys will bark upon meeting another troop!

When relaxed, patas monkeys lean back and put up their feet! "

A couple of Red ruffed Lemurs were dining al fresco.

"Red ruffed lemurs lack extensive digit coordination, so they groom themselves and each other with their teeth. Six bottom teeth form what is called the toothcomb."

"Lemurs live in social groups consisting of two to 16 animals.

They stay within a common home range, aggressively defending it from other groups of red ruffed lemurs.

As the dominant individuals, females form the core of the group, and are the defenders of their territory"

I'm always amazed by the beautiful coloring of the Guenons. They look like little old men.

Rather than leaping from tree to tree, these guys positively hurl themselves into the air. They are much fun to watch.

A mass of necks and legs, two red-crowned cranes forage in the grass.

"The red-crowned crane is an important symbol to the people of Japan and other Asian countries. It typically represents long life, peace, happiness and fidelity! "

Pete is the leader of Gorilla Group 1.

"Wild-born in 1968, Pete is the group leader with five surviving offspring.

As an older male with much parenting and leadership experience, he provides a lot of stability to the group."

Yawwwwn! Time to go home.

(And in case you are wondering, the orangutan area was just too crowded for me to try to take pics today, but I did say hi to Melati and was pleased to see that she hasn't forgotten me :D)