2nd place
silver star award
Suliman Alatiqi
kuwait 
Photo © Suliman Alatiqi
title
The Sea Life of the Crab-eating Macaque
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entry description
During fieldwork at Phi Phi Islands, Thailand, spanning several weeks, I focused my efforts on documenting the maritime behavior of the Crab-eating Macaque with particular focus on their water forages. The macaques have adapted very well to living around the sea and will venture into the water for various reasons including transportation, scavenging, cooling down and playing. Highly efficient swimmers, they can dive for up to half a minute and can cover short distances faster than most humans. These images aim to offer a rare glimpse into the macaques’ connection with the sea.back to gallery
