“Monkey Kingdom,” Disneynature’s new feature film set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia, especially in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Mainly filmed in Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient of Sri Lanka’s kingdoms and has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Maya’s world is forever changed when she welcomes her son, Kip, into her complicated extended family.
Like all families, Maya’s has more than its share of colorful personalities—and she is determined to give her son a leg up in the world. When their longtime home at Castle Rock is taken over by powerful neighboring monkeys, Maya's whole family retreats, and she uses her street smarts and ingenuity to uncover untapped resources amidst strange new creatures and unsettling surroundings. Ultimately, they will all have to work together to reclaim Castle Rock, where Maya can hopefully realize her dreams for her son’s future. Featuring a rich variety of characters, including a mischievous mongoose
The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-colored Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is locally known as the rilewa or rilawa (Sinhala රිළවා). It is named for the toque-shaped whorl of hair on its head, rather like the bonnet of the related bonnet macaque. Toque macaques are so named because of the whorl of hair on their head that resembles a type of hat.
