Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) mother and baby. Infants are protected by their mother and feed on her milk until they are 6 to 7 months old,becoming independent at around a year old. This monkey is so named because of the bonnet-shaped patch of hair on its head. It reaches a body length of between 35 and 60 centimetres. It eats ripe fruits,leaves and insects,and lives in groups in evergreen and deciduous forests. Photographed in Periyar National Park,Kerala,southern India | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Camacho, Tony |
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