In my last visit to the Park I remember that I had reached the beach area without having any sign of the Proboscis. I also remember that only the macaques were appearing from one place to the other and I could see some groups and families of them in front of us following us in the trail. But no Proboscis at all. 

The rainforest of Bako in Borneo

Passing through the cliff forest along the Telok Paku trail on the way to the beach, I was trying to be very quite and listening out for strange grunts or movements in the canopy. One should be very quite, very observant and very lucky if he wishes to watch the Proboscis high up on the trees. He would also be lucky if the Proboscis move from one branch to the other, make a noise and attract his attention.

The Proboscis monkey

The park is also the home of approximately 150 rare proboscis monkeys, found only in Borneo. The proboscis are covered in reddish-brown fur with gray limbs and a white tail. They have a huge pendulous nose and a large pot belly.

As the time passed near the beach, I decided to follow the trail backwards. This time I was more patient and more lucky I could say. Even if the Proboscis made a mistake to appear themselves as one of them dropped a coconut from a tree-trunk top, it was hard for me to get good pictures as they were hiding among the thick vegetation of the rainforest up on the treetops. Then I remember that I spent five to six hours under the trees throughout the trail in order to get a good glimpse of them and finally to take some nice photos.

Macaque female with her little one

The long-tail macaques are undoubtedly the most fearless monkeys on the earth. They live within Bako, the oldest national park of Sarawak. In the photo a macaque female with her little one on the Telok Paku trail near the secluded beach.