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Macaque
genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The macaques are a genus (Macaca) of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.[1] The 22 species of macaques live in sub-Saharan Africa, and more widely in Asia. One species is the well-known Gibraltar 'ape'. Macaques are of some interest to human researchers for their social structures, and their usefulness in animal testing, particularly regarding eyesight.
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