#macaca radiata

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Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata), family Cercopithecidae, order Primates, Kerala, India

Macaques are large, intelligent, omnivorous monkeys spread throughout Asia, with a single species in Northern Africa and Europe

They live in large groups with complex hierarchies

Several species, including the Bonnet macaque, have adapted well to living among people, becoming a nuisance as they raid crops, eat garbage, and occasionally attack people

Bonnet macaques are named for their “hairstyle”

Photo by Pauline Rico

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Who’s the fairest? A pair of bonnet macaques check themselves out in the side mirror of a motor-scooter in Chandigarh, India - Photograph: Anuj Jain/mediadrumimages

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Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) female descending a rocky crevasse . Hampi, Karnataka, India.

By Fiona Rogers