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Macaque


Macaque
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Copyright: MY Wong (Seabird) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 193 W: 0 N: 357] (1375)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-08
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Tamron 90mm macro
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-08 1:26
Viewed: 718
Points: 10
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Dear all,

this photo was taken last Sunday during a tour to the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden in Hong Kong. http://www.kfbg.org.hk/

from the website:

Four macaques, Rosie (a Rhesus macaque), Julie (a Pig-tailed macaque), Rambo and Darlexi (two Long-tailed macaques), are in this 500-square-metre open top natural habitat. Rambo is strong and acts as the boss; Rosie is a shy and pretty female; Julie likes moving around and Darlexi is the most active of them all.

But I am not sure if this is Rosie, Julie, Rambo or Darlexi :P

I hope you'd like this photo.

Cheers,
Man Yee

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque

The macaques (pronounced /məˈkęk/) constitute a genus (Macaca, /məˈkękə/) of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.

Aside from humans (genus Homo), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from northern Africa to Japan. Twenty-two macaque species are currently recognised, and they include some of the monkeys best known to non-zoologists, such as the Rhesus Macaque (as the Rhesus Monkey), Macaca mulatta, and the Barbary Macaque (as the Barbary Ape), M. sylvanus, a colony of which lives on the Rock of Gibraltar. Although several species lack tails, and their common names therefore refer to them as apes, these are true monkeys, with no greater relationship to the true apes than any other Old World monkeys.

Several species of macaque are used extensively in animal testing.

In the late 1990s it was discovered that nearly all (about 90%)[citation needed] pet and captive macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus. This virus is harmless to macaques, but infections of humans, while rare, are potentially fatal. A 2005 University of Toronto study showed that urban performing macaques also carried simian foamy virus, suggesting they could be involved in the species-to-species jump of similar retroviruses to humans.
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Hello SeaBird! Very nice monkey. Good capture Very good portrait. Well done!

hello Man Yee

excellent close-up portrait photo with fine POV and tight framing,
excellent sharpness and details, i love his natural pose like a star !

TFS

Asbed

Hi! Man Yes,
Great macro and details, he have a big fingers.
Interesting note . Well done.
Have a nice days
Tfs
Gaston

Man Yee,
OUTSTANDING imagery.
Congratulations, Dr. My Wong.
Mario wishing you all the best from Calgary.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9083)
  • [2009-04-10 2:52]

Hi Man Yee,
Very special composition of the creature. I like the way you put emphasis on its legs.
very sharp and details of the fur is seen.
a good depiction of this lovely and tame macaque.

regards,
foozi

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