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The article currently says humans and macaques share about 93% of their DNA sequence. The BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6550865.stm says rhesus macaque, chimp and humans share about 97.5% of the same genes and, following the link to Science, I found The average 3% difference between macaque and human genes... in http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/316/5822/216
I've asked on User talk:Warbola if he has a reference for the 93% but it looks like it should be 97%. --Cavrdg 18:19, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. The Washington Post has about 97.5 percent similar to those of chimps and humans but I think the nearest thing we have to an original source is the press release from the Human Genome Sequencing Center which has The macaque genome differs by approximately seven percent from that of humans, while chimpanzees are just one to two percent different. I'll add the link to the press release to the article as a reference.--Cavrdg 06:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Rhesus macaque is the accepted common name for Macaca mulata and generally should not, I believe, be capitalized. Rbogle 17:07, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
could someone clarify average life expectancy captive and wild. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/211.shtml reports wild average life expectancy is about 4 years, with 30 years being peak captivity age, pretty big discrepancy, so if possible, the average age in this article should be clarified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.42.1 (talk) 23:54, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I have posted a long comment in the Talk section of the main Macaque genus article, about the renaming of all the macaque species articles to "[Name] Macaque" (e.g. "Barbary Macaque") from their traditionally names (e.g. Barbary Ape).
Would you please take a look at that here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Macaque#Killer_Dolphins
And then correct this individual species article as necessary — I'm not sure which macaque species may have actually been called "[Name] Macaque" traditionally.
(And I hope you can see that the fact that I don't know that, after reading a Wikipedia article about the species, is why rewriting reality in Wikipedia is a problem.)
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.30.135 (talk) 12:22, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
At what point do we add an "in popular culture" section about Ikea Monkey
at what point — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.88.160.3 (talk) 23:55, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
I was attacked by a rhesus monkey as a child. They are nasty creatures. They're also known to start fires if given matches. A rhesus troop killed the deputy mayor of New Delhi. In Ubud, Bali, they are trained to steal jewelry and money. Don't mess with monkeys!! Don't look the in the eye -- ever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.172.184.53 (talk) 01:49, 19 October 2013 (UTC) Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted. Encyclopedic content must be verifiable. Work submitted to Wikipedia can be edited, used, and redistributed—by anyone—subject to certain terms and conditions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.75.13.97 (talk) 06:48, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
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In the etymology section, it is said that an archaic name for the rhesus macaque is "bruh" with two citation, are they verifiable or is this a new Brazilian aardavark? TheKuygeriancontribs
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The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), is a species of Old World monkey native to South, Central, and Southeast Asia. It has the widest geographic range of all non-human primates, occupying a great diversity of altitudes and a great variety of habitats, from grasslands to arid and forested areas, but also close to human settlements. Generally brown or grey in colour, it is 47 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a 20.7 to 22.9 cm (8.1 to 9.0 in) tail and weighs 5.3 to 7.7 kg (12 to 17 lb). Due to its wide availability and biological similarity to humans, the rhesus macaque has been used extensively in medical and biological research. It has facilitated breakthroughs including vaccines for rabies, smallpox, polio, and antiretroviral medication to treat HIV/AIDS. A rhesus macaque became the first primate astronaut in 1948, but died during the flight, followed on 14 June 1949 by Albert II, who became the first primate and first mammal in space. This male rhesus macaque, of the subspecies M. m. mulatta, was photographed in the Gokarna Forest, Nepal. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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