Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Barbary ape
Macaca sylvanus
At Sigean, the Barbary apes live on a 90 by 70 metres hilly island with several perches used as high safe shelters. They arrived in 1993 and there is now a troop of 15 individuals, the ideal number in nature to form a family.
Habitat
High temperate forests in Africa
Feed
Leaves, seeds, fruits, roots, bulbs, insects
Classification
Class
Mammals
Scientific Name
Macaca sylvanus
Legal Status
IUCN: EN - Endangered (2016)
CITES: Appendix I (2017) / A (2022)
European Union: Annex B
EAZA : EEP
Some Figures
Size
52 cm
Weight
12 kg
Life Expectancy
22 years
Gestation
5,5 months
one babies
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