The rain had just stopped. Sunlight also pushed back the clouds, through the branches of tall trees at the curb Pusuk Mt.
Meanwhile, the monkeys that previously ran in the shade of sheltering trees when it rains, re-hanging in the trees.
Gray-haired monkeys were then looked jump, clustered along the road that almost connects with the Mataram Lombok Lombok North and West.
Winding asphalt road which divides Mount Pusuk is commonly used roads for tourists to reach places Medana Beach, Beach sire, or Senggigi Beach.
Other than through Pusuk, to reach a number of natural attractions that beautiful Unfortunately, tourists can also comb the streets of the city of Mataram through "Old Town" Ampenan.
Distance from Mataram to Senggigi Beach tourist attraction about 15 miles, while from Mataram to Pusuk (Pusuk Pass) is also nearly the same distance.
Only, tourist attractions through Pusuk reach, closer if you want to enjoy the beach sire, Northern Lombok Medana Beach before reaching Senggigi Beach located in West Lombok.
In fact, to reach three earthen attractions (small islands), each of Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan, the path through Pusuk is preferred, because it is closer. To cross over to the dyke was available at the ferry dock Pamenang.
Meanwhile, Pusuk which is the Rinjani forest area is actually the hills where there are many different types of vegetation such as Koumbi, rakes, mahogany, sonokeling, terep, peeling and other plants.
Number of large plants and shady location makes it convenient for occupancy monkeys. Monkeys in the forest Pusuk is long-tailed monkey (Macaca fascicularis).
Daily, by locals narrative, the monkeys in the jungle Pusuk not only forage in the woods, but many were along the road, expect the provision of visitor who deliberately want to mingle in that place.
The visitors seemed to have been familiar with the habits of monkeys on Mount Pusuk curb. Before crossing, they usually take "souvenirs" such as beans, bananas, bread, or even corn on the cob.
The monkeys are seen at the edge of the road seemed to also have to understand if there are visitors who pulled over his vehicle. The travelers will usually give nuts or other food to the monkeys who huddled at the edge of the highway.
The monkeys will soon run peered through the windshield as he stood and approached.
The tourists had looked awkward-awkward. They then opened the car door and give the "gift" to the monkey that line closer.
Although wild monkeys living in the wild, the monkeys were not "naughty", does not interfere with visitors. They will only be running around, grinned, and fighting over food. Population
Communities in the region Pusuk argued, they did not know the origin of the existence of the monkeys are inhabitants of Mount Pusuk. They did not know the monkey population in Pusuk which means that peak.
The numbers are not known for certain. Community so far is estimated at hundreds tail population. They usually come out at the curb are clustered between 20-30 tail at some point.
Each group has a monkey kind of territory that reached 100-200 meters. Therefore, if there is food given visitors fall into the domain of other colonies, they will fight. The winner has the right to food.
The presence of the monkeys became tourist attractions of interest since the first. Many tourists are willing to spend long time to mingle with the monkeys.
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