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Barbary macaque

(Macaca sylvanus)

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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4 Comments

Scarletthdz
Scarletthdz 12 years ago

it's hard to know that u can't do anything to free him... at least in that moment... :(

haribon-sherwin
haribon-sherwin 12 years ago

agreed!... me 2 so sad :(

Scarletthdz
Scarletthdz 12 years ago

i knoww!! :S I felt bad for that poor macaque... it's really sad that people use animals to make money out of them.. :(

haribon-sherwin
haribon-sherwin 12 years ago

set him free!!!...

Scarletthdz
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Scarletthdz

Marrakesh مراكش, Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz, Morocco

Spotted on May 22, 2011
Submitted on May 22, 2011

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