Macaque(Rhesus Macaque) alias yellow monkey, rhesus monkey, Guangxi monkey, it is a kind of Monkeys that are very close to humans are easy to domesticate and breed, but since many monkeys are now listed as national protected animals, I want to raise macaques as Pets became a problem.

Macaque monkeys are mainly distributed in parts of Southwest China, South China, Central China, East China, North China and Northwest China. Macaques are also often used to conduct various medical experiments. In my country's "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals", the macaque is listed as a second-class national protected animal, and is listed as a vulnerable species in the "China Red Book of Endangered Animals".

Chinese name: Rhesus Macaque

Chinese alias: Yellow monkey, Rhesus monkey, Guangxi monkey

English name: Rhesus Macaque

Binomial: Macaca mulatta

Kingdom: Animalia

phylum: Chordate

Class: Chordate

Order: Notochord Zoology

Family: Monkey family

Subfamily: Rhesus subfamily

Genus: Rhesus genus

Distribution area: widely distributed in China, India, Pakistan, Indochina and other places.

Macaque is a common monkey species in China, with a body length of 51-63 cm and a tail length of 20-32 cm. Weight about 4 to 12 kg. The head is brown, the back is brown-gray or brown-yellow, the lower part is orange-yellow or orange-red, and the ventral surface is light gray-yellow. Nostrils down, with cheek pouches. Callus of buttocks prominent.

The most common species of monkey. The individual is slightly smaller, with a thin face, no swirls on the top of the head, slightly protruding forehead, high brow bones, deep eye sockets, cheek pouches, short shoulder hair, and long tail, which is about half the body length. All limbs have 5 fingers (toes) with flat nails. Most of its coat is gray-yellow gray-brown, orange-yellow below the waist, shiny, and the legs are thicker gray on the chest and abdomen. Body color often varies between regions and individuals. The face and ears are mostly flesh-colored, with well-developed hips and calluses, mostly red and fleshy. Female monkeys are more red in color. Male monkeys are 55-62 cm long, 22-24 cm long and 8-12 kg in weight. Female monkeys are 40-47 cm long and tail long. 8～22cm, weight 4～7kg.

Diet

With leaves, twigs, wild vegetables They also eat birds, eggs, various insects, and even earthworms and ants. They eat wild fruits greedily and strife. They only eat sweet and ripe fruits and discard the unripe fruits. Therefore, the monkeys often break branches and discard the fruits when they pass by. Therefore, the availability of wild fruits is low and must be expanded. Foraging range, activity time is often longer.

Habits

Good at climbing and jumping, able to swim and imitate human movements, showing emotions. They live in groups and live in groups, generally 30 to 50 in a group, and a large group can reach about 200. The size of the monkey group is different from the pros and cons of the habitat environment. Generally, there are dozens or dozens of monkeys. Breeding[2] and lack of food season, the cluster is often larger, so the activity range is also larger. [1] It is shaped like a human, with eyes like Xihu, and the cheeks are collapsed with cheek pouches, which are the places to hide food. The butt is hairless and the tail is short. Can stand up and walk. The gurgling sound was like a cough. She gave birth to a child in the fifth month of her pregnancy. After giving birth, she often took a bath in the mountain stream. Agitated temperament is thrown at people.

Habitat

Most inhabits rocky mountain cliffs, creekside valleys and dense forests or sparse forests and rocky mountains on the banks of rivers. It is a social animal. Generally, there are dozens or dozens of monkeys living in groups, and the size of the monkey group varies with the quality of the habitat environment. During the breeding and lack of food seasons, the clusters tend to be larger, so the range of activities is also larger. Living in tropical, subtropical and temperate mountain forests or rocky mountains, the hair is long and hardy. [1]

Growth and reproduction

Usually estrus from November to December. Litters are born from March to June of the following year, or 2 litters are born in 3 years, with one offspring per littermate. The average gestation period is about 5 months, and the lactation period is about 4 months. Female monkeys are sexually mature at 2.5 to 3 years old, and male monkeys are sexually mature at 4 to 5 years old, but they participate in mating as early as 6 to 7 years old. The life expectancy is 25 to 30 years under feeding conditions.

Macaques like to live in groups when they are family pets We can't meet their requirements when feeding them. In order to make up for the macaques, what the owners have to do is not only to provide the macaques with a living environment similar to the original ecology, but more importantly, the diet. So what kind of diet is more conducive to the healthy growth of macaques?

Macaques mainly eat leaves, vegetable leaves, etc. Of course, wild fruits are also one of the favorites of macaques. In addition to these, the macaques also eat some rice balls, steamed bread, milk powder, eggs and so on. Macaques are omnivores, and each macaque may have different tastes and different flavors of food they want to eat. When we breed macaques, we can appropriately prepare more fruits for macaques. After all, fruit is the favorite food of macaques. In addition to fruits, some nutritious foods, such as eggs, are also indispensable.

After reading what the editor said above, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding of the diet of macaques. Finally, I want to remind everyone that when macaques are also picky eaters, it is not recommended that you get used to macaques. If macaques do not want to eat some food, you should determine whether to feed them those foods according to the situation.