Botanic Gardens Penang Malaysia
No visit to Penang Island is complete
without a visit to the Botanic gardens. Once known as the waterfall gardens and
situated at the end of waterfall road, apt, no longer so as it is not possible
to visit the waterfall anymore which is now controlled by the water utilities
company with access for the public prohibited. The gardens are none the less
well worth a visit, although I would strongly advise an umbrella for shade from
the relentless power of the sun, and plenty of water to hydrate, its hot and
humid, in fact very hot and very humid. Penang Botanic gardens was created in
1884 by Nathaniel Cantley, Superintendent of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
along with Charles Curtis whom he appointed as his assistant Superintendent.
Curtis would go on to become Superintendent and is largely responsible for the
gardens transformation from granite quarry to the gardens we see today. Macaque
monkey is a common sight in the gardens, but be warned they should be approached
with caution as they can be quite aggressive. Rule of thumb never feed them. If you are fortunate enough you may also spot the Dusky Leaf Monkey, you need to look high into the tree canopy where they tend to spend all their time unlike the ground loving Macaque. Another spectacular sight is the Cannonball tree especially when the flowers
are open. This is not however a native tree but originates from South America. Monkeys can often be seen feasting on the
flowers and fruits.
The elusive Dusky Tree Monkey
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