This exploration allows you to watch a primatologist as he studies a wild population of macaques in the field. First read the author's overview of his research on Bali. Then view a slideshow showing the macaques he studied. Finally, take a quiz on the reading.

Author's research: The Macaca fascicularis at Padangtegal, Bali, Indonesia (143.0K)

Think about: What aspects of the macaque population does the article focus on?

Slide Show (8434.0K)

1			The Pandangtegal site is a remote jungle location, and the macaques living there had never before encountered humans.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2			The author studied the Pandangtegal macaques intensively for four complete years.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3			The author worked with a team of between 9 and 23 observers.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4			Observers underwent training before doing fieldwork and used a behavioral checklist.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5			Females macaques in this study were defined as adults when they reached age 5.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6			The macaque population at Pandangtegal generally rose over the years of this study.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7			During the years of the study, there were generally more adult male than adult female macaques.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8			The Pandangtegal macaques spend less time in feeding behavior than do other populations of the same species.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9			The authors concluded that the behavior of males and females is generally similar in this population.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10			The authors concluded that interaction with humans is a natural part of this population's environment that should be studied further.
			A)	True
			B)	False