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Little Barbary macaque La Montagne des Singes: more than 200 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful forest.<br /> Here you can see an adult male carrying a baby, there, two females grooming, and in the distance two little ones playing by the pond&hellip; Barbary Macaque,France,Geotagged,Macaca sylvanus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Little Barbary macaque

La Montagne des Singes: more than 200 Barbary macaques roaming free in 60 acres of beautiful forest.
Here you can see an adult male carrying a baby, there, two females grooming, and in the distance two little ones playing by the pond…

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    This composition really highlight their social nature. Well done, Stefano! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Stefano Zocca's profile
      Stefano Zocca
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      Thanks Ferdy. In fact they were always intent to cuddle and take care of each other ... Posted 11 years ago
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    Such a gorgeous pose, how wonderful to be able to see them in their natural surroundings.
    A wee snippet of info..the Barbary macaque is the only species of monkey not to have a tail, hence their other name, the Barbary ape (apes do not have tails).     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Stefano Zocca's profile
      Stefano Zocca
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      Thanks Claire for your interesting information (I did not know!): In the park these beautiful and sociable animals were absolutely free. This is a part of a project to save the species ... Posted 11 years ago

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The Barbary macaque

The Barbary macaque , Barbary ape, or magot is a species of macaque unique for its distribution outside Asia and for its vestigial tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population that were introduced from Morocco to Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species.

The Barbary macaque is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young. Because of uncertain paternity, males are integral to.. more

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Uploaded Nov 4, 2013. Captured Apr 22, 2012 11:18 in D159, 67600 Orschwiller, France.
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  • DMC-FX37
  • f/5.9
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 22mm