Young Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) in an Atlantic cedar

Cèdre Gouraud Forest, Azrou, Morocco. Oct 1, 2014.

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englishindiangirl

Lion

Thibaud how did you get such a good-looking barbary ape to pose for you? The one in the identification panel looks positiuvely scary! Posted 8 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Haha well I find that young primates either look like very old men, or are very cute. In this species, it's obviously the latter, but I agree the adults are not as cute! Posted 8 years ago

The Barbary macaque

The Barbary macaque , Barbary ape, or magot is a species of macaque unique for its distribution outside Asia and for its vestigial tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population that were introduced from Morocco to Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species.

The Barbary macaque is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young. Because of uncertain paternity, males are integral to.. more

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson