Macaca fuscata

All experimental and surgical procedures were approved by the Animal Care and Ethics Committee of Kanazawa University. The subjects of our investigations were female Japanese macaque monkeys (Macaca fuscata). These were kept in air-conditioned cages sized approximately 1 m on a side. The monkeys were allowed free access to water and were daily fed with artificial animal food, and fruits or vegetables. In total, tissues from 29 monkeys were included in the present study one monkey was neonatal (14 days old, sacrificed on postnatal day 14 P14), while the rest of the monkeys were sexually mature (age of 5-13 years). 

Homo sapiens Pongo pygmaeus Macaca fuscata Pan troglodytes... 

Figure 4. Two-dimensional embeding of some primates. 1, Lemur catta 2, Homo 3, Pan 4, Gorilla 5, Pongo 6, Hylobates 7, Macaca fuscata 8, M. mulatto 9, M. fascicularis 10, M. sylvanus 11, Saimiri sciureus 12, Tarsius syrichta.

Torii, R., N. Kitagawa, H. Nigi, and N. Ohsawa. 1993. Effects of repeated restraint stress at 30-minute intervals during 24-hour serum testosterone, LH and glucocorticorti-coid levels in male Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Experimental Animals 42 67-73. 

The only European monkey is the Babary ape, which is actually a macaque monkey (Macaca sylvanus). Originally from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, it has taken up residence on the peninsula of Gibraltar, off southern Spain. Another macaque (M. fuscata) lives on the two main islands of Japan, at higher latitudes than any other monkey. 

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