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Toque Macaque, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Our first monkey spotting in Sri Lanka. This is the endemic Toque Macaque, named after its hairdo. Asia,Macaca sinica,Sri Lanka,Toque macaque,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Toque Macaque, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

Our first monkey spotting in Sri Lanka. This is the endemic Toque Macaque, named after its hairdo.

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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.

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 11:29.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO720
  • 400mm