Macaque biology

Question 1

Rhesus macaque gestation

Answer 1

163.5 days

Question 2

Cyno macaque sexual maturity

Answer 2

3.5 years females, 5.5 males

Question 3

Macaque diploid #

Answer 3

42

Question 4

Shared characteristics of macaques

Answer 4

Diurnal, cheek pouches, widest geographical and environmental habitat of all nonhuman primates
Male-dominated, multi-male, multi-female

Question 5

Rhesus sexual maturity

Answer 5

4.5 years females, 6.5 years males

Question 6

Time to wean rhesus

Answer 6

6-12 months of age

Question 7

Cynos - uses in biomedical research

Answer 7

Pharmaceutical safety, reproductive biology, behavioral

Question 8

Rhesus - uses in biomedical resesarch

Answer 8

Rh blood factor, polio vaccine, comparative psychology, pharmacology, immunodeficiency
Susceptibility to SHV, SHIV

Question 9

Rhesus - similarities to humans

Answer 9

MHC class I, II, and TCR genes

Question 10

Cynos - habitat

Answer 10

More subtropical

Mauritius, Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia

Question 11

Rhesus - breeding seasonality

Answer 11

Seasonal breeders

Question 12

Cynos - breeding seasonality

Answer 12

Lack seasonality

Question 13

M. nemestrina - uses

Answer 13

HIV/SHIV, gene therapy, immunology

Pig-tailed macaque

Question 14

M. arctoides - uses

Answer 14

Baldness, behavioral studies

Stumptailed macaque

Question 15

M. radiata

Answer 15

Kyasanur Forest disease, reproductive biology

Bonnet macaque

Question 16

M. silenus - uses

Answer 16

CITES I

Question 17

Care for orphaned infants

Answer 17

80-90 for first two weeks
Surrogate/soft structure for clinging
5-10% dextrose water q2 hours for first 24 hours
Feed 20-30ml every 2-3 hours during first 2 weeks
Small moist solid pieces of food between 5-14 days of age