1. A prominent feature of the macaque monkeys is the presence of cheek pouches in which these primates temporarily store food. Offer them their favourite food and they simply stuff all that they can in these cheek pouches which can puff up on the sides. The food will be digested later. 2. Most macaques obtain a good amount of their food on the ground gleaning for fruits, insects, leaves, shoots and more. Even spiders are welcome on the swelling menu of these ever-curious monkeys. Most macaques are sort of squat and thickset in build. 3. Macaques have been variously regarded to be the hardiest of all monkeys. There are half a dozen species of macaques in the Indian region. While four of these (lion-tailed, pig-tailed, stump- tailed and Assamese) have restricted distributional ranges, the first in the Nilgiri mountains of South India and the latter three in the northeast, the Rhesus and Bonnet are widespread. 4. Rhesus monkey, with the human blood factor named after it, is the animal that was once exported in large numbers for medical research, especially for testing newly developed drugs, including the development of the Salk vaccine against poliomyelitis. The common monkey of North India, the Rhesus, can be easily recognised by a prominent patch of reddish-orange fur on its loins and rump. 5. Ascending up to almost 9,000 feet in the Himalayas, it is found down south, at the Godavari river, and is possibly slowly increasing its range. Small numbers occur in Mumbai’s Borivili National Park, often mixing along with a troop of Bonnets and langurs. 6. The Bonnet has a longer tail and lacks the reddish-orange patch on its hindquarters (buttocks). But a centrally parted bonnet of dark, longish hair radiating from the fore-crown gives this monkey its common name. 7. This is the common monkey of peninsular and southern India, found south of the Godavari river. It is seen frequently in Mumbai’s National Park. 8. This is the animal that also gives you company on Elephanta island, at Khandala, Matheran and at a host of other tourist spots of southern India. It is, I find, only slightly less of a temple monkey that the Rhesus is over much of north India, where a curious blend of religious and sentimental reasons just manages to prevent it from getting molested and persecuted. 9. More than any other animal macaques and langurs have always shared a very intimate relationship with the human environment in India. In most places where not molested, these monkeys have become remarkably bold and conniving. Troops maintain territories often in town-centres, loaf around at railway stations, don’t think twice before entering houses, raid market places, standing crops and fruit orchards and do a lot more. 10. And they have managed to get away with all this. In the wild though, these monkeys live in troops that in some places have become rather wary of man. All these species have adapted to a wide variety of habitats, from forests to dry, arid regions. ii In this species dominance hierarchy in the males plays an important role in their social life. There is a central team of dominant controlling males, with a group leader, usually a big fellow. (a) Make notes on the passage in a suitable format using recognisable abbreviations wherever necessary. Give a suitable title to the passage. (b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words based on the notes made. I want the answer immediately
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Cheek pouches are pockets on both sides of the head of some mammals between the jaw and the cheek. They can be found on mammals including the platypus, some rodents, and most monkeys,[1][2] as well as the marsupial koala.[3] The cheek pouches of chipmunks can reach the size of their body when full.
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The Spread of Macaque Monkeys
The macaque monkeys have a prominent feature of cheek pouches for storing food.
Most macaques rely upon fruits, insects, leaves, shoots, Spiders, and more. These primates are thickset built. There are about half a dozen of species in the Indian region. The Rhesus and Bonnet are widespread.
Rhesus monkey was once exported for medical research. It is a common monkey in North India that has reddish-orange fur on its loins and rump.
It is often mixed with Bonnets and Langurs. Bonnets have a longer tail and lack a reddish-orange patch. It is a common monkey in peninsular and southern India.
Rhesus monkey has a blend of religious and sentimental reasons and is protected from getting molested and persecuted. Macaques and Langurs have always shared a very intimate relationship with the human environment in India.
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