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Definition of macaque
: any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms; especially : rhesus monkey
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Andrew Parker, a University of Oxford physiologist who uses rhesus macaques to study binocular vision, is one of the researchers who speaks about his work at LabAnimalTour.org.
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Researchers estimate anywhere from 150 to 200 wild rhesus macaques live at the park and an unknown number live outside.
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Naruto is a free-living crested macaque who snapped perfectly framed selfies in 2011 that would make even the Kardashians proud.
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Researchers estimate anywhere from 150 to 200 wild rhesus macaques live at the park and an unknown number live outside.
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Rhesus macaques have lived in the state park for more than 75 years, the Orlando Sentinel has previously reported.
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Macaques that had the CWD prion injected into their brains also contracted the disease.
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Maréchal tested how easily a macaque's facial expression could be intuited among three different groups of online participants.
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In one video, a macaque sits with a firm grip on a pair of glasses while people try to tempt it with a parade of different snacks.
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Origin and Etymology of macaque
French, from Portuguese macaco, from kaku mangabey, plural makaku, in one or more Bantu languages of Gabon and Congo
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playDefinition of macaque for Students
: a monkey mostly found in Asia that often has a short tail
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Medical Definition of macaque
: any of numerous short-tailed Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca and related genera chiefly of southern Asia; especially : rhesus monkey
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