Stung into Action by Stuart Winter, Pipeline Road, PANAMA

Stuart Winter I open the shutters and, out of the gloom, the unmistakable shape of a long-limbed monkey comes crashing through the spindly branches of a giant cecropia tree, staring me full in the face. I forget all the advised protocols about making eye-to-eye contact with a large primate and look back - angrily. I am tired and jet-lagged. The monkey shows his displeasure by letting loose the most amazing, blood-curdling scream you can ever imagine...