Celebes crested macaque, scientific name Macaca nigra, is also also known as crest black macaque. It is also called the Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape in many places….
Month: February 2020

Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) facts
Tibetan macaque, scientific name Macaca thibetana, also known as Chinese stump-tailed macaque or Milne-Edwards’ macaque, is found from eastern Tibet to eastern Guangdong and northern Shanxi to China. It has…

Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) Facts
The Assam macaque or Assamese macaque, scientific name Macaca assamensis is a macaque of the family of Old World Monkeys native to South and Southeast Asia. For 24 years, the…

Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica) Description
Toque macaque, scientific name Macaca sinica is a reddish-brown Old World monkey native to Sri Lanka, where it is known as rilewa or rilawa to the common people. Toque Macaque…

Southern Pig Tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) Facts
Southern pig tailed macaque, scientific name Macaca nemestrina is also named Sundaland pigtail macaque or sunda pig-tailed macaque. The Southern pig tailed macaque is a medium-sized macaque that lives in…

Crab Eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) – Profile | Description
The crab-eating macaque, scientific name Macaca fascicularis, also known as the long-legged macaque, is a cercopithecine primate in Southeast Asia. This is referred to in the laboratory as the cynomolgus…

Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) Facts
The brown greater galago, scientific name Otolemur crassicaudatus, also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the galago family. Unlike the…

South African Galago Description and Profile
The South African galago, also known as bushy babies or nagapese (“little night monkeys” in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates that are native to continental and sub-Sahara Africa. According to…

Rondo Dwarf Galago (Galagoides rondoensis) Facts
Rondo dwarf galago is a species of primate, scientific name Galagoides rondoensis belongs to the family Galagidae. It is also called the Rondo bushbaby. This article will discuss Rondo dwarf…

Does the Giant Aye Aye Still Exist in Madagascar?
The giant aye aye (Dybantonia robusta) is the only other species of Dabantonia species that is an extinct relative of the aye aye. It lived in Madagascar, seems to have…