Which tailless monkey lives in the Atlas cedar forests and is the only macaque in Africa?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Barbary macaque
- Step 1: The Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus, lives in the mountains of Algeria and Morocco. Step 2. Compare each option with this fact and discard those that conflict with it. Answer: The Barbary macaque. Why not the others: The hamadryas baboon of north-east Africa, The olive baboon of the savannas and The vervet monkey of sub-Saharan Africa do not fit the fact above; they describe different things or do not match the question.
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