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InfantsMale unknownJuvenile female Braveunknown 22unknown 18Females in Dam groupFemale Spikey with infant in Eco groupInfant Bernieunknown 25Female Scarlet feeding on flowersunknown 12Female Tess with infant Truffle from Dam groupunknown 15Female Ashoka from Dam groupunknown 13View on hanging bridgeunknown 9unknown 6unknown 21unknown 7unknown 14unknown 20Sleeping malesFemale Fanny grooming juvenileSubadult female Merlin in Dam groupFemales from Dam group sleeting togetherunknown 11unknown 26Female Kim with newborn infant KayaFemale Amy from Eco groupunknown 5Male Pirate grooming male VictorJuvenile from Eco groupunknown 3Sleeping adult males from Dam groupunknown 17unknown 1unknown 23Male Howard from Dam groupunknown 24unknown 27unknown 19Male Frodo showing threat expressionFemale Pinduli from Eco groupunknown 28unknown 4unknown 29Female Funny Nose with infant in Dam groupFunny Nose with infant from Dam groupMale Howard from Dam groupSubadult male Inounknown 8Female Kim with infant Kaya and juvenileunknown 16Bonnet macaque infantBonnet macaque infantsunknown 2Juveniles sleepingFemale Bella from Dam groupMale Frodo from Dam groupInfant BernieJuvenile female Brave resting on carInfant from Eco on motorbikeunknown 10

The Thenmala Macaque Project is situated around the Thenmala Dam, in the state of Kerala, India. 

This location is considered an eco-tourism site and consists of three small villages, a number of eateries, and small shops. The field site also encompasses two offices – the District Forest Department and the Eco Tourism office. 

A demographic survey carried out by the team in 2022 revealed the presence of approximately 10 bonnet macaque troops that reside in and around the field site. However, by 2023, this number has gone down to approximately 7 troops. This decline in numbers can be attributed mainly to the human-macaque conflict in the area as well as risks such as electrocution and accidents that are a result of existing in an anthropogenic landscape.

In addition to collecting behavioural data, the team also conducts workshops for the local communities in order to raise awareness about the conservation risks to the endemic bonnet macaque.