Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta

Rhesus Macaque
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The Rhesus Macaque, also called Rhesus Monkey, is native to Afghanistan, much of the northern and central Indian subcontinent and much of mainland Southeast Asia through to the South China Sea. Its vast range also includes multiple types of habitat. Its intelligence has allowed it to live alongside humans in towns and villages. It has also been frequently used in medical research.
Rhesus Macaque
Rhesus Macaque
Rhesus Macaque
Like other macaques, it is a social animal living in a female-dominated heirarchy with the direct descendants of the lead matriarch taking precedence.