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Toque Macaque mother and young in mid air Captured in Bundula, Sri Lanka.  Asia,Bundula,Macaca sinica,Sri Lanka,Toque macaque Click/tap to enlarge

Toque Macaque mother and young in mid air

Captured in Bundula, Sri Lanka.

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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 May 25, 2015. Captured Nov 15, 2014 08:00.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO560
  • 400mm