''Monkey Thieves'' (), also known as ''Rebel Monkeys'', was a thirteen part documentary series produced by National Geographic, examining the habits and social interactions of

rhesus macaque The rhesus macaque (''Macaca mulatta''), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies that are split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally ...

s in the city of

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

, located in northwestern

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. The show follows the "Galta Gang," a troop of 60 monkeys that live in the Galta Temple, which is a Sanatan Dharm temple on the outskirts of Jaipur. The series helped launch National Geographic's ''Nat Geo Wild'' brand and explored leadership within the animal world.

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