Scientific name:
Macaca

Natural spread:
Asia

the Makaken is limited with exception of the Berber-monkey or Magots (Macaca sylvana) from Gibraltar and northwest-Africa to South-Asia. It is powerful animals with penetrated physique. its weight reaches up to 13 kg, and its length amounts to up to 76 cm, to what the respective tail still is to be reckoned up to approximately 60 cm of length as well. This can however also be missing completely like approximately with the Margot.

All types usually possess reddish buttocks-calluses. The face effects particularly older males "overbearing" and "sullen" through the then strongly stepping forward Ãœberaugenwülste.

In the individual one sees under: Bärenmakak, beard-monkey, hat-monkey, Javaneraffe, Magot, Mohrenmakak, rhesus-monkey, Rotgesichtsmakak, pig-monkey.