Rhesus Monkey or Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)

Rhesus Monkey or Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)

* Family: Cercopithecidae,

* Genus: Macaca,

* Species: M. mulatta,

* Phylum: Chordata,

* Order: Primates,

* Type: Mammal

* Diet: Omnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: 4 years,

* Size: Head and body, 17.75 to 25 in (45 to 64 cm); tail, 7.5 to 12.5 in (19 to 32 cm),

* Weight: 8.75 to 26.5 lbs (4 to 12 kg),

* Group name: Troop.

** The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), often called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys.

More info: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/rhesus-monkey/

or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_Macaque

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[crocofshhhhhh]

I wonder what the monkey lovers would have to say about this, could the bitch be trying to throw her poor baby monkey out of the tree lololol