For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist ...

By Mongabay.com For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major ...

An albino toque macaque subadult photographed at the Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka appeared weaker than its siblings and was considered to be at risk from aerial predators due to being easy ...

An outsider male macaque has issued a direct challenge to the leader of a toque macaque clan. If he wins, he'll become the new alpha and could decide to murder his ousted rival's offspring.

The toque macaques of Polonnaruwa, who shot to fame through many internationally acclaimed documentaries, are part of the longest-running study of primates in the world. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports ...

Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod (Sri Lanka) finds this serene scene of a young toque macaque sleeping in an adult’s arms. Vinod was visiting Wilpattu National Park in north-west Sri Lanka with his ...

A closer look at the Toque macaques living in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, and featured in this episode. Little Richard, a baby toque macaque born in May 2012. Homepage ...

These creatures are protected by law. In 2023, the country’s agricultural minister proposed sending 100,000 toque macaques to Chinese zoos. The toque macaque is a reddish-brown-coloured monkey.

In addition to white purple-faced langurs, naturalists and researchers in Sri Lanka have reported albino individuals of toque macaques and gray langurs as well. This is a summary of “In a land ...