| NAME OF MONKEY | DESCRIPTION |
| BARBARY MACQUE | The Barbary macaque has a dark pink face with a pale buff to golden brown to grey pelage and a lighter underside. The colour of mature adults changes with ages. In adults and subadults the fur on the back is variegated pale and dark which is due to banding on individual hairs. In spring to early summer, as the temperatures rise, the adult macaques moult their thick winter fur. It is the only African primate that survives north of the Sahara Desert |
| MEASUREMENT | MALE | FEMALE |
| HEAD TO BODY LENGTH | 63.4 cm (25.0 in) | 55.7 cm (21.9 in) |
| SHOULDER HEIGHT | Adults reach about 40 cm | n/a |
| TAIL LENGTH | TYPICALLY, MORE PROMINENT IN MALES | 0.4 to 0.8 inches (1–2 cm), |
| WEIGHT | 14.5–16 kg (32–35 lb) | 9.9–11 kg (22–24 lb) |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION |
| RANGE | THE BARBARY MACAQUE OCCURRED ACROSS NORTH AFRICA FROM LIBYA TO MOROCCO.THE BARBARY MACAQUE INHABITS MAINLY GRANDE AND PETITE KABYLIA, RANGES THAT FORM PART OF THE TELL ATLAS MOUNTAIN CHAIN, BUT THERE IS ALSO AN ISOLATED POPULATION IN CHRÉA NATIONAL PARK. |
| HABITAT | IT IS THE ONLY AFRICAN PRIMATE THAT SURVIVES NORTH OF THE SAHARA DESERT. IT LIVES MAINLY IN FRAGMENTED AREAS OF THE RIF AND THE MIDDLE AND HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAIN RANGES IN MOROCCO AND THE GRANDE AND PETITE KABYLIE MOUNTAIN REGION IN ALGERIA. IN MOROCCO, MOST BARBARY MACAQUES INHABIT ATLAS CEDAR FORESTS, BUT THIS COULD REFLECT THE PRESENT HABITAT AVAILABILITY RATHER THAN A SPECIFIC PREFERENCE FOR THIS HABITAT. IN ALGERIA. IT LIVES IN MIXED CEDAR AND HOLM OAK FORESTS, HUMID PORTUGUESE AND CORK OAK FORESTS, AND SCRUB-COVERED GORGES |
| PRIMARY DIET | THE DIET OF THE BARBARY MACAQUE CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF PLANTS AND INSECT PREY. IT CONSUMES A LARGE VARIETY OF GYMNOSPERMS AND ANGIOSPERMS. ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE PLANT IS EATEN, INCLUDING FLOWERS, FRUITS, SEEDS, SEEDLINGS, LEAVES, BUDS, BARK, GUM, STEMS, ROOTS, BULBS, AND CORMS. COMMON PREY CAUGHT AND CONSUMED BY BARBARY MACAQUES ARE SNAILS, EARTHWORMS, SCORPIONS, SPIDERS, CENTIPEDES, MILLIPEDES, GRASSHOPPERS, TERMITES, WATER STRIDERS, SCALE INSECTS, BEETLES, BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS, ANTS, AND EVEN TADPOLES |
| FOOD HABITATS | OMNIVORES |
| CONSERVATION STATUS | ONLY AN ESTIMATED 12,000 TO 21,000 BARBARY MACAQUES ARE LEFT IN MOROCCO AND ALGERIA. ONCE, ITS DISTRIBUTION WAS MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE, SPREADING EAST THROUGH ALGERIA, WILD POPULATIONS OF BARBARY MACAQUES HAVE SUFFERED A MAJOR DECLINE. |
| REASON FOR THE STATUS | THE BARBARY MACAQUE IS THREATENED BY FRAGMENTATION AND DEGRADATION OF FOREST HABITAT, AND POACHING FOR THE ILLEGAL PET TRADE. IT IS ALSO KILLED IN RETALIATION FOR RAIDING CROPS. |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION: REPRODUCTION & BEHAVIOR |
| GESTATION PERIOD | 147 DAYS TO 192 DAYS |
| YOUNG PER BIRTH | N/A |
| WEANING | 12 MONTHS OLD |
| SEXUAL MATURITY | FEMALES SEXUAL MATURITY ARE AT 4 . MALES REACH AT 4.5 – 7 YEARS |
| BEHAVIOR | THEY ARE DIURNAL, MEANING THEY ARE MOST ACTIVE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THEY ARE QUADRUPEDS, MEANING THEY WALK ON ALL FOUR FEET. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE BOTH ARBOREAL AND TERRESTRIAL, FORAGING FOR FOOD IN THE TREES AND ON THE GROUND. THEIR DAYS ARE MOSTLY SPENT FORAGING, AFTER WHICH THEY RETREAT TO THE TREES OR CAVES AT DUSK. BARBARY MACAQUES HUDDLE IN GROUPS TO STAY WARM WHILE SLEEPING. |
| MAIN PREADATOR | THE BARBARY MACAQUE’S MAIN PREDATORS ARE THE DOMESTIC DOG,[7] LEOPARD AND EAGLES; THE GOLDEN EAGLE MAY ONLY PREY ON CUBS, SINCE IT IS MORPHOLOGICALLY NOT ADAPTED TO HUNT PRIMATES.[33] THE APPROACH OF EAGLES AND DOMESTIC DOGS IS KNOWN TO ELICIT AN ALARM CALL RESPONSE. |
| LIFESPAN IN THE WILD | 22 YEARS IN THE WILD |
| LIFESPAN IN CAPTIVITY | Males live to around 25 years old ,while females may live up to 30 years. |
