We took the MRT up toward Bukit Timah and decided to see the Windsor Nature Trail and the Tree Top Walk. We had read that the Tree Top walk often has macaque monkeys in the trees. We didn’t actually make it to Bukit Timah; just doing to Tree Top Walk and walking back to the street turned out to be quite a walk.
For us, this didn’t turn out to be true, but there were a lot of macaque monkeys on the way their, strolling along on the rails of the bridges we crossed, and along the trail.
It was a pleasant walk, though a little steep getting to and from the Tree Top Walk, but not bad. There are a lot of stairs and most of the trail is on raised wooden boardwalks (except after the Treetop Walk).
Khevron’s video of the Tree Top Walk.
Khevron’s timelapse video going down the stairway from the Tree Top Walk.
JELUTONG TOWER
The last place we went was the Jelutong Tower, where you can climb up and see a great view of the forest.
Pano pics from the top of the Jelutong Tower in the Nature Reserve.
GREEDY MONKEY
On the way to the tower, we found some trash on the ground—an abandoned lunch sack, and we picked it up and put it in a plastic bag so we could throw it out.
Now, here’s the thing: the macaque monkeys know that plastic sacks have food so we’d been warned not to have plastic bags of food. Near the tower, a macaque monkey confronted us on the road and came at Khevron. I realized he wanted the plastic sack of trash, so I took it and stuffed it inside Khevron’s backpack and we hurried on to the tower.
But the macaque wasn’t fooled. He knew Khevron had a sack of food and he wanted it, so as we climbed the tower—he followed us. We got to the top and took some pictures, but the macaque was waiting there on the rail at the top of the stairs, showing his teeth. It occurred to me that those teeth were large and could do some damage if he bit.
Monkey Climbing Up the stairway.
Monkey waiting at the top of the tower, on the stairway, for us to go down.
Khevron went first and I followed and we rushed past the monkey and ran all the way down the stairs and then down the trail, and lost him.
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