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The Sulawesi macaques, including Moor macaques, are further distinguishable from other macaques by their quiet bared-teeth display and the uttering of a loud call. Rather than conveying submission, as in most macaque species, the quiet bared-teeth display is thought to express the emitter's peaceful intentions, promoting positive interactions.
The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, which comprises roughly 71 species, including the baboons, the macaques, and the vervet monkeys.Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as on Gibraltar.
Moor macaque: Macaca maura: 3,000–5,000 [40] EN [40] [40] Golden lion tamarin: Leontopithecus rosalia: 3,200 [41] EN [41] [41] Minimum estimate; wild only. [41] In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world. [42] Lion-tailed macaque: Macaca silenus: 4,000 [43] EN [43] [43] Estimate is a maximum ...
Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. Some species such as the long-tailed macaque (M. fascicularis; also called the crab
The white-naped mangabey (Cercocebus lunulatus) is a species of Old World monkey in the subfamily Cercopithecinae.The species is found in the forest of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
A skull. The drill is a short-tailed monkey up to 70 cm (28 in) long, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacks the bright blue and red on the face of that species.
Genus Allochrocebus – Elliot, 1913 – three species ; Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population L'Hoest's monkey
Mandrillus is a genus of large Old World monkeys distributed throughout central and southern Africa, consisting of two species: M. sphinx and M. leucophaeus, the mandrill and drill, respectively. [4]