Macaque
HI, MY NAME IS TITÍN
Date of birth: 2007
Place of birth: unknown
Date of arrival at MONA: 2007
Species: Macaca sylvanus
Abandoned as an infant tied to a railing of a gate in a block of flats in Logroño. It is unknown where he comes from, but it is very likely that he comes from the illegal pet trade.
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ABOUT TITÍN
His past
He arrived at MONA at about six months of age and was the third macaque we rescued. Even from a young age, he showed self-directed aggression in stressful situations.
His adaptation to the group was not easy, because despite his young age, the two females were very harsh with him. But once integrated and accepted, he became the darling of the group, and it was easy to see him, on cold winter days, snuggled between the two females.
Little Titín's rescue
A young Titín
His present
Sometimes we can see that he is going through difficult times. When he is stressed, it is common to see him threatening and attacking his own foot or arm. This self-aggressive behavior is typical in macaques that are not balanced because they have social deficiencies, derived from a premature separation of the mother and the family group. Regarding his physical appearance, he has changed a lot. He has long since become an adult male, and has an imposing appearance and fangs.
His social life
He wants to keep the second place in the hierarchy, trying to provoke fights between the two females, but Katy doesn’t make it easy for him.
Titín likes
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Make an appearence
When Titín was younger, we caught Juanito the chimpanzee throwing carrots to him… for him to eat from his enclosure!
When chimpanzees fight, Titín gets excited and throws sticks at them, or runs up and down the installation, showing off his strength.
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