{"id":72490,"date":"2025-11-08T13:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72490"},"modified":"2025-11-08T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T10:01:18","slug":"rhesus-macaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rhesus-macaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhesus Macaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rhesus Macaque Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has recommended reinstating Rhesus Macaque species of monkeys under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rhesus Macaque<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is a <\/span><b>species of Old World monkey.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhesus macaques are familiar <\/span><b>brown primates with red faces and rears<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They have close-cropped hair on their heads, which accentuates their very expressive faces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are native to <\/span><b>India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Afghanistan, <\/span><b>Vietnam, southern China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and some neighboring areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They may be found in forests, m<\/span><b>angroves, scrub, grasslands, and mountainous regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also adapt well to human presence and form larger troops in human-dominated landscapes than in forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rhesus macaques are <\/span><b>omnivorous animals,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eating seeds, roots, bark, fruits, and cereals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Rhesus Macaques<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social groups: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live in large groups, often <\/span><b>led by a dominant male.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lifestyle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are <\/span><b>social, diurnal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and both terrestrial and arboreal animals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Communication:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They use vocalizations, facial expressions, and body language.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Rhesus Macaques<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act of 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule II\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/panel-seeks-higher-protection-for-rhesus-macaque-under-wildlife-act-10352785\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhesus Macaque is a species of Old World monkey. 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