Betekenis van:
macaque

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. Lion-tailed macaque
2. Lion-tailed macaque Mandrillus leucophaeus (I) Drill
3. Macaca silenus (I) Lion-tailed macaque
4. The long-tailed macaque is the most arboreal of the four species and the stump-tailed macaque the most terrestrial.
5. The three species of macaque which are most commonly kept in laboratories all originate from Asia: Macaca mulatta (the rhesus monkey), Macaca fascicularis (the long-tailed, crab-eating or cynomolgus macaque) and Macaca arctoides (the stump-tailed or bear macaque).
6. Two species, the rhesus monkey and stump-tailed macaque live in warm to temperate climates, while the long-tailed macaque is an exclusively tropical species which particularly favours mangrove swamps and often forages in water.
7. Food can be dropped into the water for the long-tailed macaque and it will dive to retrieve it.
8. For the long tailed macaque, however, a more suitable range is 21 oC to 28 oC, although it will venture outdoors in much cooler weather.
9. The long-tailed macaque is the most arboreal of the four species and the stump-tailed macaque the most terrestrial. The vervet has a wide range of African habitats, including open grasslands, forests and mountains, with climatic conditions ranging from warm temperate to tropical.