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Mono con bonete. Bonnet macaque

Macaca radiata

Photo by Isabela
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Field Notes

Description:

We stopped to have some lunch by the road and this monkey approached us looking at the bananas we were eating. It is endemic to South India.

Habitat:

Bosque junto a carretera. Wood by the road

Notes:

Near Madurai

Reference Links:

Bonnet macaque

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ashish
Isabela thanks a lot for sharing.. Some species have little difference not simply identified. In my pics I may take this specie..
Isabela
Hi Ashish, Thank you for your suggestion which gave me a push to find out about monkeys in India. When I was doing some research I discovered that monkeys in South India are different species from North India. So a new species for our loved Project Noah: Macaca radiata.
Ashish
Yes its the same you find in my spotting.. Please mention your observations..

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PublishedAugust 24, 2010

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