Barbary macaque  (Macaca sylvanus)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (29/01/2006) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Natal: site of birth.
  • Promiscuous: mating with more than one individual without forming any permanent bonds.
  • Re-introduce: an attempt to establish a native species back into an area where it previously occurred.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (July, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. comm.
  3. CITES (July, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Animal Diversity Website (October, 2003)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/macaca/m._sylvanus$narrative.html
  6. WWF - Enabling Conditions for Barbary Macaque Conservation in the Middle Atlas (March, 2008)
    http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/mediterranean/about/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=MA0013
  7. BBC – Nature and Science (March, 2008)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/218.shtml
  8. The Gibralter Ornithological and Natural History Society (March, 2008)
    http://www.gonhs.org/macaques.htm
  9. Oates, J.F. (1996) African Primates: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan.IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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