Toque Macaque
Macaca sinica
Where is it found?
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Temperate and tropical forest
Diet and foraging method
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Forage on the ground and in trees for food.
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Key adaptations
Toque Macaques have muscular cheek pouches that are used for storage during foraging.
Social organisation and mating system
Live in groups of up to forty individuals and there are usually two females for every male.
Highly promiscuous
Did you know that...?
Toque Macaques are also called "Temple Monkeys" because troops of Macaques are a common sight at ancient temples in "The Cultural Triangle".
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Macaca sinica - 01" by Carlos Delgado - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_sinica_-_01.jpg#/media/File:Macaca_sinica_-_01.jpg
"Mother And Baby (7172307400)" by Antony Stanley from Gloucester, UK - Mother And BabyUploaded by russavia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_And_Baby_(7172307400).jpg#/media/File:Mother_And_Baby_(7172307400).jpg
"Macaca sinica - 01" by Carlos Delgado - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_sinica_-_01.jpg#/media/File:Macaca_sinica_-_01.jpg
"Mother And Baby (7172307400)" by Antony Stanley from Gloucester, UK - Mother And BabyUploaded by russavia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_And_Baby_(7172307400).jpg#/media/File:Mother_And_Baby_(7172307400).jpg
