Macaque

Macaque, any monkey of the genus Macacus, with numerous species from India, Ceylon, and south-eastern Asia; one from Europe [Barbary Ape]; one, the Tcheli Monkey (M. tcheliensis), with thick woolly fur from Manchuria; and one, the Japanese Ape (M. speciosus), from Japan, the most northerly habitat of any living monkey. The last two specimens are exhibited in cages outside the monkey house in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park.