The macaques constitute a genus of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Macaques are prin
The premotor cortex of macaques is widely studied.
M. fascicularis on a scooter at Ko Chang, Thailand
Painting of Japanese macaques by artist Mori Sosen.
Macaca fascicularis, variably know by common names such as the crab-eating macaque, the long-tailed macaque, or the cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia. As a synanthropic