At the entrance to the Grenade Hall Signal Station, there were a bunch of monkeys! The Wildlife Reserve was founded in 1985 to protect the Barbados Green Monkey. Originally from West Africa, the arrived on Barbados about 350 years ago, and are found all over the island. The attendant at the Grenade Hall Signal Station had food, specifically sweet potatoes. He cut small pieces and gave them to those of us hanging around to feed to the monkeys. I saw a couple of people crouch right down and allow the monkey to climb right up on their lap!
Holding the food in my palm, the monkeys would place one had delicately on my fingers and with the other take the food. Smooth, fluid, quick and practiced movements. It was a great experience.
Green Monkey