In a macaque clan there is a continuous turnover of males, but most females stay with the same troupe all their lives, so the monkeys are said to have a matriarchal social organization. The females of a troupe are mostly blood relatives: mothers, daughters and sisters.
獼猴家族中，公猴不斷替換，母猴多半終老族群，因此被視為母系社會，家族中的「女性」多半是具有血緣關係的母女或姊妹。