Morocco Macaque
by Stuart Litoff
Title
Morocco Macaque
Artist
Stuart Litoff
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Photograph - Photograph
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While driving through the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, going from Fes south to the Sahara Desert, my guide knew an area where Barbary Macaques were known to frequent. Sure enough, we spotted a group by the side of road next to a solitary vendor who sold small souvenirs and some snacks, including peanuts which, of course, people were buying and tossing to the macaques. Whether the macaques stayed by this area because of the vendor, or the vendor stayed in the area because of the macaques is a chicken and egg question for which I have no answer. I was just glad they were there so I could get some photos, like this portrait of an adult macaque.
The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), also known as the Barbary ape or magot, is a macaque species that is unique for its distribution outside Asia, and can be found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco, where I saw this one.
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April 20th, 2019
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