STATUS OF THE SPECIES
The wild population is currently estimated at less than 8, 000.
Since 2008 the Barbary macaque has been classified by the IUCN as an endangered species due to the major decline in wild populations, numbers having more than halved over the past 30 years.
AN AFRICAN MONKEY
The Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) originate from the mountainous regions of North Africa, in Morocco and Algeria, where they live in forests, gorges and on rocky ridges.
AN AFRICAN MONKEY
The Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) originate from the mountainous regions of North Africa, in Morocco and Algeria, where they live in forests, gorges and on rocky ridges.
WELL ADAPTED TO A TEMPERATE CLIMATE
Barbary macaques live in a temperate climate and are used to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
That’s why at ‘La Forêt des Singes’ they can live outside all year-round.
They are well adapted to this type of climate, protected against the cold by long, thick fur during the winter and moulting in the spring.
Another adaptation concerns their reproductive cycle, which is strictly seasonal. Mating takes place in autumn/winter and the babies are born in spring/early summer, when the weather is mild and food is plentiful.
The mother gives birth to a single baby after 165 days (51/2 months) of gestation.
WELL ADAPTED TO A TEMPERATE CLIMATE
Barbary macaques live in a temperate climate and are used to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
That’s why at ‘La Forêt des Singes’ they can live outside all year-round.
They are well adapted to this type of climate, protected against the cold by long, thick fur during the winter and moulting in the spring.
Another adaptation concerns their reproductive cycle, which is strictly seasonal. Mating takes place in autumn/winter and the babies are born in spring/early summer, when the weather is mild and food is plentiful.
The mother gives birth to a single baby after 165 days (51/2 months) of gestation.
NEWS
The park throughout the seasons…
Groups
School/organised groups – click here to plan your visit >
Conservation
It’s essential to save the Barbary macaques’ last viable habitats in North Africa