Macaques on top of the lion rock

These macaques are found sitting on the edge of the lion rock fortress in Sigiriya

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Barry

Lion

I believe that these are Toque Macaques (which are very common all over the lion rock fortress in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka) and not Crab-eating macaques, which do not have reddish fur and are not found in Sri lanka according to Wikipedia.
I went ahead and changed it - I hope that you agree! Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
1. bpeters
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  By all means, thanks for the edit :) Posted 8 years ago

The Toque macaque

The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is locally known as the "rilewa" or "rilawa" (Sinhala රිළවා), (hence "rillow" in the Oxford English Dictionary). It is named for the toque-shaped whorl of hair on its head, rather like the bonnet of the related bonnet macaque.

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Barry