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Barbary macaque

(Macaca sylvanus)

Photo by Scarletthdz
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Field Notes

Description:

The monkey is yellowish-brown to grey with lighter undersides, growing to a maximum size of 75 cm (30 in) and 16 kg (29 lb). Its face is a dark pink and its tail is vestigial. The front limbs of this monkey are longer than its hind limbs. Females are somewhat smaller than males.

Habitat:

Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco with a small, possibly introduced, population in Gibraltar, the Barbary Macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species.

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Comments (4)

it's hard to know that u can't do anything to free him... at least in that moment... :(
i knoww!! :S I felt bad for that poor macaque... it's really sad that people use animals to make money out of them.. :(
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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