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Macaque showing teeth This macaque turned out to be a cheeky basterd, as it stole our lunch parcel out from our safari jeep in Yala National Park. This picture was taken moments before. Asia,Geotagged,Macaca sinica,Sri Lanka,Summer,Toque macaque,Yala National Park Click/tap to enlarge

Macaque showing teeth

This macaque turned out to be a cheeky basterd, as it stole our lunch parcel out from our safari jeep in Yala National Park. This picture was taken moments before.

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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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Similar species: Primates
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Uploaded Feb 1, 2015. Captured Jul 17, 2013 09:35 in Yala National Park, Kirinda-Palatupana-Yala Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 70mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.