Games are an integral part of primate life. It is the same reason which makes sports pages a must in the better primate's newspapers. Studies have shown that animals that lead a social life, including primates use
games as a way to teach the young survival tactics and other lessons needed in the life.
Below is a photo series of two young
bonnet macaques (
Macaca radiata diluta) indulging in wrestling games. Taken from the Agroha temple compound , Hissar in the Indian state of Haryana.
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| 1. Wont let you go just like that ! |
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| 2. Lets play Undertaker and Triple H |
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3. Here we go
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| 4 This is a Scissor lock |
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| 5. You are done ! |
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| 6. Want another chance ! |
As you can see, I was not very good in captioning the pictures. If you have suggestions on better captions, please mention it in the comments. Thank you.
nice captures :)
ReplyDeleteAnkur, Thanks for the comment.
Deleteha ha insane ,,great capture buddy ,,and also grt captions too,,indeed u make funny apt captions :)
ReplyDeleteHi Saikat,
DeleteThey were really funny to watch. Thanks for the comment.
Lovely series!!
ReplyDeleteMagiceye,
DeleteGlad to know that you liked the pictures.
Thanks for the comment.
nice one..
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