A monkey helped harvest and husking the coconut. Long-tailed monkeys or long-tailed macaque in Pariaman, not just animals that live in the wild, but these monkeys are also utilized by the local community as a means to harvest coconuts. These monkeys are captured from the wild and sold in the livestock market. Once purchased by its new master, the long-tailed monkey must went through a very long training process before they “graduate” and ready to pluck coconuts. During this training process, very often the monkeys had to endure pain and subjected to abuse from the owner. (Photo by Andri Mardi
A monkey helped harvest and husking the coconut. Long-tailed monkeys or long-tailed macaque in Pariaman, not just animals that live in the wild, but these monkeys are also utilized by the local community as a means to harvest coconuts. These monkeys are captured from the wild and sold in the livestock market. Once purchased by its new master, the long-tailed monkey must went through a very long training process before they “graduate” and ready to pluck coconuts. During this training process, very often the monkeys had to endure pain and subjected to abuse from the owner. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah / Pacific Press)
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