Characterizing silvered leaf monkey-visitor interactions at Bukit Melawati Kuala Selangor Malaysia

Badrul Munir Md Zain, . and Norlinda Mohd Daut, . and Shukor Md Nor, . Characterizing silvered leaf monkey-visitor interactions at Bukit Melawati Kuala Selangor Malaysia. pp. 83-94. ISSN 0121-8126

Bukit Melawati is a small hill park located in Kuala Selangor Malaysia. People are attracted for its historical site beautiful offshore scenery and the presence of free ranging habituated silver leaf monkeys. Social interactions between visitors and habituated silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus) at Bukit Melawati were investigated using direct field observation of the behavior of silvered leaf monkeys and visitors. Focal sampling was employed as the method of observation. One hundred park visitors were interviewed about their perception towards silvered leaf monkeys. Results indicated that of visitors' interaction with leaf monkeys feeding langurs (51.19) was the highest activity followed by approaching (35.90) observing from a distance (6.02) playing (3.95) threatening (2.12) keeping a distance (0.66) and hitting (0.16). For silvered leaf monkey behavior observation results showed that approaching visitors was the highest behavioral interaction (37.41) followed by begging for food (33.91) staring (18.61) touching (9.5) stealing food (0.5) and refusing food (0.07). No aggressive contact was initiated by silvered leaf monkeys. The interviews conducted imply that visitors generally have positive perceptions towards silvered leaf monkeys.

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Abstract

Bukit Melawati is a small hill park located in Kuala Selangor Malaysia. People are attracted for its historical site beautiful offshore scenery and the presence of free ranging habituated silver leaf monkeys. Social interactions between visitors and habituated silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus) at Bukit Melawati were investigated using direct field observation of the behavior of silvered leaf monkeys and visitors. Focal sampling was employed as the method of observation. One hundred park visitors were interviewed about their perception towards silvered leaf monkeys. Results indicated that of visitors' interaction with leaf monkeys feeding langurs (51.19) was the highest activity followed by approaching (35.90) observing from a distance (6.02) playing (3.95) threatening (2.12) keeping a distance (0.66) and hitting (0.16). For silvered leaf monkey behavior observation results showed that approaching visitors was the highest behavioral interaction (37.41) followed by begging for food (33.91) staring (18.61) touching (9.5) stealing food (0.5) and refusing food (0.07). No aggressive contact was initiated by silvered leaf monkeys. The interviews conducted imply that visitors generally have positive perceptions towards silvered leaf monkeys.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Monkeys
AGROVOC Term:	Primates
AGROVOC Term:	Hills
AGROVOC Term:	Animal behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Biological interaction
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Questionnaires
AGROVOC Term:	Humans
AGROVOC Term:	Tourism
AGROVOC Term:	Animal feeding
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8415

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