The Da Nang-located Son Tra Peninsula is home to a wide variety of plants and wild animals.

Here are some amazing photos of yellow-haired monkeys you will see in the forest behind the Linh Ung Son Tra Pagoda nestled in this place.

Yellow-haired monkeys have scientific name of Macaca mulatta and English name of Rhesus Macaque. It is known that the monkey belongs to Group IIB which features rare animals restricted from being held in captivity, hunted, traded or killed.

The monkeys live in groups of between 10 and 15 each. Male monkeys are the leaders of the groups.

Monkeys eat fruits, young leaves, seeds, and nuts

A mother monkey cuddling her baby monkey in her arms

The Management Board of the Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang Tourism Beaches has asked visitor arrivals not to feed monkeys to avoid changing their living habits. From searching for food in their natural habitat, some monkeys have switched to food meant for human, which is not really good for their digestive system.

A sign to remind visitors not to throw trash on the Son Tra Peninsula

 By AN BINH - Translated by MAI DUNG