Topeng Monyet,Traditional art

Monkey is a traditional art which is known in various regions in Indonesia. Performing monkey can also be found in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, and Korea. [1] This type of art involves a trainer who trained the monkey to perform various activities that mimic human behavior, such as wearing apparel, dressing and go shopping. Monkeys used in Indonesia are usually the species Macaca fascicularis or usually referred to as "crab eating monkey" or a "long tailed monkey". Monkeys who do these attractions accompanied by music played if one or several people. Musical instrument usually played by a small drum played with one hand while other hand holding the rope monkey. This show played around from one place to another in the area neighborhoods. Audience most of the children. Therefore, their arrival monkey always welcomed by the children. The joy these children a provision for the monkey group. Saweran money from people is the source of their livelihood support a family. Performing monkey may be dangerous due to physical contact between monkeys with the audience - for example, monkey scratching audience. Some contacts may be at risk of being bitten, scratched, In a study conducted by Lisa Jones-Engel and his friends from the Primate Research Center, University of Washington, United States, which examined blood from 20 monkeys monkey in Jakarta. They found that about half of the monkeys that are positive for the review simian foamy virus (SFV), retrovirus identified in primates are not infectious to humans. Two of the monkeys that examined positive simian retrovirus (SRV), which can be transmitted to humans. Both SRV and SFV are retroviruses, which are typically move slowly in the body of its host, so it takes many years before doctors know the effects of the virus Examined a monkey virus was also positive for simian T-cell lymphotropic, is believed to be HTLV viruses, primate ancestors of infectious virus in humans, which became known cause of leukemia. A monkey tested positive for herpes B virus, known as CHV-1, which rarely infect humans. However, from 40 cases in humans, 80% on average fatal. Learning in many areas of research in Africa, Engel also suspect the possibility of a monkey comforter so intermediaries HIV - cause AIDS in humans. For preventive action, the monkey's body fluids should not be affected body part injured when a monkey bite or scratch the skin.