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BONNET MACAQUE
T he Bonnet Macaque is also known as Zati and
scientific name is Macaca Radiata. They have
limited distribution in Indian Ocean, Tapti and
Godavari rivers. These are old monkey in world.
They are 35 to 60 centimetres long and the tail
of this animal is 35 to 70 centemetres long. The
weight of males is around 5 to 9 kilograms while
females are 3 to 5 kilograms in weight. They can
live upto 35 to 37 years. These animals are feeds
on nuts, flowers, invertebrates, cereals, fruits
and seeds. South Indian species feeds on foods
that given by human. They have wide range of
behaviors and gestures that can easily differenti-
ated. Their one of the most common behaviors is
lip smacking. The Bonnet Macaque shares linear
dominance like other macaques. In the troops
the alpha male is most dominant. The beta males
and gamma males follow the dominance of alpha
male. The dominance of females is stable and
rarely changes whilst males’ dominance is very
dynamic. A male trying of obtaining high rank
in his prime age, because high ranking male have
first access to breeding females.
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