I was filming a group of black macaques for #BBCEarth in Tangkoko, Sulawesi. This male broke away from the rest of the group and went to investigate an old fire pit. He dug around and pulled out a lump of charcoal which he started to chew. This behaviour has been documented in other species as a form of self medication to help neutralise plant toxins. To me this shot captures the inquisitive nature of these critically endangered monkeys. #Endangered #Monkey #Sulawesi #BBC #EarthOnLocation #Wildlife
The Pantanal, Brazil. Five hours by boat from the nearest tourist lodge, and on the edge of the Matagrossense national park, stands a single, old wooden hut. This is home to Vicente, aged 68. He is the last true Guató, ‘canoe people’ - an indigenous hunter/gatherer group that have lived in the Pantanal for centuries. In 2014 I visited Vicente to find out what his life is like in the remote heart of this vast wilderness. His face speaks volumes of a life in the wild and a sincere appreciation for the place he calls home. #BBC #EarthOnLocation #Pantanal #Brazil #Indigenous #People http://www.ironammonite.com/2014/11/the-last-guato-canoe-people-of-pantanal.html
Resembling a cross between a gremlin and a tiny koala, the spectral tarsier emerges before dusk and spends the night jumping from tree to tree on the hunt for food. It has eyes larger than its brain, a head that can rotate 180 degrees, ears that can detect the twitch of an insect from as far as 10 metres away. The local guides in Tangkoko nature reserve, Sulawesi, informed me that this tree was home to a family of Tarsiers. We arrived before Dawn and waited - sure enough, not long after it started to get light the tarsiers returned from a night of hunting. I was able to get this shot before they headed inside the tree to sleep. #Tarsier #Tangkoko #Primate #Nocturnal #Tree #Small #Indonesia #BBC #EarthOnLocation
