Portrait of the Barbary Macaque
45 to 64 cm
- 13 kg - 17 kg
Life expectancy - 23 years
(FR)
Une réserve génétique précieuse
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Le macaque de Barbarie est classé depuis 2008, espèce en danger par l’UICN, en raison de la forte diminution des populations sauvages (de plus de la moitié en 40 ans !).
Les macaques de Barbarie (Macaca sylvanus) sont originaires des régions montagneuses d’Afrique du Nord, au Maroc et en Algérie, où ils vivent dans des forêts, des gorges et crêtes rocheuses.
Groups
Barbary macaques live in groups made up of both males and females. Each group has its own area or “home range”, with food, water and trees or gorges where the monkeys spend the night, safe from predators.
Well-adapted to a temperate climate
Barbary macaques live in a temperate climate and are used to hot and dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
This is why at ‘La Montagne des Singes’ they can live outside all year-round.
They are well adapted to this type of climate, protected against the cold by long, thick fur during the winter and they moult in the spring.
What do they eat?
In the wild, they eat more than 200 different plants. They also eat insects (such as grasshoppers, caterpillars, spiders and even scorpions).
In our parks, we give them fresh fruit, vegetables and cereals every day. In the forest, they will also find grass, buds, leaves, acorns, and insects.
A hierarchical society
A male, usually aged between 10 and 15, heads the hierarchy. He holds the position for several years before being replaced by a younger male.
Well-adapted to a temperate climate
Barbary macaques live in a temperate climate and are used to hot and dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
This is why at ‘La Montagne des Singes’ they can live outside all year-round.
They are well adapted to this type of climate, protected against the cold by long, thick fur during the winter and they moult in the spring.
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