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This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. Dragons flight 07:30, August 21, 2005 (UTC)
What they eat during winter?-- Menah the Great 01:34, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
the monkey's size as stated in this article (6,5m, 10ft, or whatever) is absolutely, incredibly wrong! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.23.5.93 ( talk) 12:37, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Is "monkey mayhem" an accepted term for their forays into town? It ostensibly sounds silly to me. SirGrotius 15:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I read in a highly unreliable source (a jehovas wittness free booklet, fwiw) that these monkies came to gibraltar through a now lost secret tunnel connecting gibraltar and africa. Is there any reliable source that can corroborate that this story exists, and is sufficiently well known to merit mention in the articel. -- 82.181.254.50 ( talk) 14:59, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
The myth was well known when I lived in Gib in the 1970s, but was known to be a myth. Most versions suggested the tunnel led into Ms Michael's cave. But I do not have a printed source. Whether they walked over the land bridge or were brought over by humans is I believe unresolved. 80.6.99.67 ( talk) 20:07, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
I have posted a long comment in the Talk section of the main Macaque genus article, about the renaming of all the macaque species articles to "[Name] Macaque" (e.g. "Barbary Macaque") from their traditionally names (e.g. Barbary Ape).
Would you please take a look at that here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Macaque#Killer_Dolphins
And then correct this individual species article.
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.30.135 ( talk) 12:12, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
This article is very well written and organized. The separate section headers are very clear and helpful in presenting information. I've only made a few small changes in sentence structure. Many of your sentences are long and wordy, so I've shortened some or switched things around so it's easier to understand. Njoymusic2 ( talk) 23:27, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
For this article, I made some slight alterations to the writing style, editing for clarity proper grammar. I changed some sentences that were slightly unwieldy, shortening them to make the article flow better. I also revised/rewrote the opening of the article, as it was unclear and seemed to be somewhat confused. I noted numerous places where citations would be beneficial.
I would suggest further discussion of the animal’s appearance. Do the different sexes have any distinguishing characteristics? How does morphology change over time? I would also expand on the information provided about smiles and the skull of the Barbary macaque discovered in Northern Ireland or remove these entirely as they are very much out of place at this time. Also, several sections not pertaining to behavior are in drastic need of expansion. This article is off to a good start though.
-- Cobiorower ( talk) 03:18, 27 November 2012 (UTC)cobiorower
The sentence about male ejaculation in the mating section needs clarification, since it may refer to anything from frequency of copulation to volume of ejaculate. Also, the section on environmental impact is pretty confusing. I don't think it clearly established a link between bark chewing behavior, the health of the forest, and water availability. Overall it's pretty good though. — Preceding
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Could you be more specific about what you think is necessary to meet this requirement? Have the responses to your other comments fulfilled that reuqirement? Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:34, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
*expanded the lead to better reflect topics covered in the articles main body Andrewkamel ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:39, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
** This data was just added by my fellow article editors. The information can be found in the lead and the Physical Description section Claire.Edelman ( talk) 04:15, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
**I added information about ecology and divided the section into Habitat, Diet, and Predators Claire.Edelman ( talk) 05:25, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
*A taxonomy section was added by Liu.alexander and includes info about primate relationships. Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:28, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
*There doesn't appear to be much useful research into the fossil record specific to Barbary macaques. Most of the literature speaks more broadly of macaques and the information I came across doesnt seem appropriate for this article. Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:28, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
I am a student at Washington University in St. Louis. I have edited/added to this page answering some of the questions addressed above, unanswered in this article, pertaining to physical aspects and taxonomy. One note, the Barbary Macaque does indeed possess a tail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liu.alexander ( talk • contribs) 01:21, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
The lead image for this article is very good, but perhaps not appropriate as the lead image. For example, it does not show the whole body, and does not show they are tail-less. I propose it be replaced with one of these below. The original image is good and could easily be placed in the "social behaviour" section.
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This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. Dragons flight 07:30, August 21, 2005 (UTC)
What they eat during winter?-- Menah the Great 01:34, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
the monkey's size as stated in this article (6,5m, 10ft, or whatever) is absolutely, incredibly wrong! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.23.5.93 ( talk) 12:37, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Is "monkey mayhem" an accepted term for their forays into town? It ostensibly sounds silly to me. SirGrotius 15:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I read in a highly unreliable source (a jehovas wittness free booklet, fwiw) that these monkies came to gibraltar through a now lost secret tunnel connecting gibraltar and africa. Is there any reliable source that can corroborate that this story exists, and is sufficiently well known to merit mention in the articel. -- 82.181.254.50 ( talk) 14:59, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
The myth was well known when I lived in Gib in the 1970s, but was known to be a myth. Most versions suggested the tunnel led into Ms Michael's cave. But I do not have a printed source. Whether they walked over the land bridge or were brought over by humans is I believe unresolved. 80.6.99.67 ( talk) 20:07, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
I have posted a long comment in the Talk section of the main Macaque genus article, about the renaming of all the macaque species articles to "[Name] Macaque" (e.g. "Barbary Macaque") from their traditionally names (e.g. Barbary Ape).
Would you please take a look at that here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Macaque#Killer_Dolphins
And then correct this individual species article.
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.30.135 ( talk) 12:12, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
This article is very well written and organized. The separate section headers are very clear and helpful in presenting information. I've only made a few small changes in sentence structure. Many of your sentences are long and wordy, so I've shortened some or switched things around so it's easier to understand. Njoymusic2 ( talk) 23:27, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
For this article, I made some slight alterations to the writing style, editing for clarity proper grammar. I changed some sentences that were slightly unwieldy, shortening them to make the article flow better. I also revised/rewrote the opening of the article, as it was unclear and seemed to be somewhat confused. I noted numerous places where citations would be beneficial.
I would suggest further discussion of the animal’s appearance. Do the different sexes have any distinguishing characteristics? How does morphology change over time? I would also expand on the information provided about smiles and the skull of the Barbary macaque discovered in Northern Ireland or remove these entirely as they are very much out of place at this time. Also, several sections not pertaining to behavior are in drastic need of expansion. This article is off to a good start though.
-- Cobiorower ( talk) 03:18, 27 November 2012 (UTC)cobiorower
The sentence about male ejaculation in the mating section needs clarification, since it may refer to anything from frequency of copulation to volume of ejaculate. Also, the section on environmental impact is pretty confusing. I don't think it clearly established a link between bark chewing behavior, the health of the forest, and water availability. Overall it's pretty good though. — Preceding
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I'll review this article (again). I'd like to ensure that there will be someone willing to make fixes and changes before I post a full review. Any takers? Sasata ( talk) 15:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
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Could you be more specific about what you think is necessary to meet this requirement? Have the responses to your other comments fulfilled that reuqirement? Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:34, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
*expanded the lead to better reflect topics covered in the articles main body Andrewkamel ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:39, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
** This data was just added by my fellow article editors. The information can be found in the lead and the Physical Description section Claire.Edelman ( talk) 04:15, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
**I added information about ecology and divided the section into Habitat, Diet, and Predators Claire.Edelman ( talk) 05:25, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
*A taxonomy section was added by Liu.alexander and includes info about primate relationships. Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:28, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
*There doesn't appear to be much useful research into the fossil record specific to Barbary macaques. Most of the literature speaks more broadly of macaques and the information I came across doesnt seem appropriate for this article. Andrewkamel ( talk) 04:28, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
I am a student at Washington University in St. Louis. I have edited/added to this page answering some of the questions addressed above, unanswered in this article, pertaining to physical aspects and taxonomy. One note, the Barbary Macaque does indeed possess a tail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liu.alexander ( talk • contribs) 01:21, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
The lead image for this article is very good, but perhaps not appropriate as the lead image. For example, it does not show the whole body, and does not show they are tail-less. I propose it be replaced with one of these below. The original image is good and could easily be placed in the "social behaviour" section.
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