Barbary Macaque, Lion-tailed Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Pagai Island Macaque, Celebes Crested Macaque, Crab-eating Macaque, Stump-tailed Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Japanese Macaque, Pig-tailed Macaque
20 â€“ 26 years
They are the most widely spread of any primate genus (apart from humans) occuring throughout Africa to Asia
Fruit is the most common item eaten
They live in fairly large groups including several males and generally permanent natal groups of females.
Seasonal breeding takes place in the autumn, then after 5 months gestation babies are born in the spring.
These monkeys are classified as vulnerable and are still being put at risk by capture and use as breeding animals to supply laboratories.
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