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Toque Macaque in tree, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Asia,Macaca sinica,Sri Lanka,Toque macaque,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Toque Macaque in tree, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

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    travismorhardt
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    That must be the popular haircut right now in the macaque world! :) Posted 10 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Hehe further down the line I have photos of far more ridiculous hairdo by these monkeys :) Posted 10 years ago

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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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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 11:30.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1400
  • 220mm