The booted macaque (''Macaca ochreata'') is a macaque of the Sulawesi Island,

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. This

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is diurnal and spends most of the day in the trees. It is 50–59 cm long plus a tail of 35–40 cm. The booted macaque feeds on

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s and cereals. Two subspecies are recognized: * ''M. o. ochreata'' * Muna-Buton macaque, ''M. o. brunnescens'' Outside their native

booted macaques are found only at the

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. A family of booted macaques has resided there since the 1960s, and they are already into their fourth generation in captivity.

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Photos at ARKive.

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
booted macaque Primates of Indonesia Mammals of Sulawesi booted macaque Taxa named by William Ogilby {{oldworld-monkey-stub