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Rhesus Monkey

Macaca mulatta

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown or grey in colour. No fur on face so the pink skin is seen. Practically tail-less.

Habitat:

Main road in New Delhi. Here, they are almost an urban menace because their forest habitat has been destroyed.

Notes:

They can (and do) snatch lunch bags from people.

Reference Links:

Rhesus macaque

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