Taman kera,Banyumas,Java,Indonesia

We can find many monkeys around Saka Tunggal Mosque. They live freely in the wilderness, and began to make contact with humans as the increasingly large number of tourists who entered the village of Cikakak. The monkeys began to dare to hang out when the number of tourists one by one gave them a variety of foods, from bananas to boiled peanuts.


However, the monkeys form their own social life separate from the township residents. They often experience food shortage especially in the dry season, and reached the abundance of food when the fruit season arrives. If there are tourists, they will come down from the mountain to see if there is food for their charity. They were in the Masjid Saka Tunggal at 09.00 - 12.00 WIB.

As long as they are not disturbed, apes are able to interact in close proximity to the tourists. It is highly recommended to store luggage that first bright. Such objects can cause the monkey's desire to possess it, and take it by force.

Incidents between apes and tourists had never happened. But according to the account of the protective caretaker mosque, a citizen who never bothered a monkey, ape attacked by hundreds of others. So it is advisable to make contact with the desire to share the love, and not just to create disturbances.

Researchers from several universities in Indonesia and Japan had captured 13 monkeys. They were given a stamp after taking blood. But the caretaker sad because it turned out, 13 monkeys were no longer acceptable in the middle of the community. They have lost their extended family. Since then, the Masjid Saka Tunggal protectors do not permit a single monkey was taken out of the neighborhood mosque, or take blood samples for research purposes.

Now, the protector of Saka Tunggal Mosque, Cikakak Village residents and hundreds of Java monkeys live in harmony. And tourists, enjoy the fascination of harmony between humans and nature are increasingly rare in many parts of the earth.