Behavior -
Diurnal, arboreal, and terrestrtial.
Although not as aggressive as other macaque
species, most aggression is usually directed at
juveniles and adult females, not adult males.
Baring teeth, a submissive signal in many other
macaques, is used by Tonkean macaques as an
affiliative signal and is used during play.
The
tonkean macaque has a multimale-multifemale
social system. Females remain in their natal
group with the onset of maturity, but males will
disperse shortly before adolescence. There is a
hierarchical system amongst group members based
upon the matriline.
Reproduction
- They give birth to a single offspring.
Food Habits - immature
leaves, arthropods, stalks of newly flowering
plants, and cultivated crops are also consumed.
Generally this species raids crops for fruits,
vegetables, and maize.
