Jakarta Monkey Tour, Topeng Monyet, Part One

Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2011. Traditional show where a long tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is dressed and perform with various accessories can be seen all over Jakarta. Here, 5 members of the same family and a young male monkey form a troupe performing everyday in different streets of the mega-pole. Although the monkey is chained, it is well treated and belongs to a human family as is shown in the movie. A debate is going at the moment to decide whether this monkey shows are a form of animal abuse and