Yesterday, I took a trip up to Lake Gatun to see the wild monkeys that reside in the rain-forest that make up its banks. Lake Gatun is a man made lake formed when the Gatun Dam was completed in 1913 during the construction of the Panama Canal.
There are two main types of monkey to be found here, Black Howler monkeys, and White Faced Capuchin monkeys. Although we saw Howler monkeys relaxing in the tree tops, they were reluctant to be photographed and proved elusive. However I was lucky enough to photograph the White Faced Capuchin monkeys, a selection of which can be seen here. The highlight was of course the mother and baby who can be seen below, however they are pretty bold little guys, and some even jumped onto our boat!
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