Toque Toque A toque ( or ) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. Toques were popular from the 13th to the 16th century in Europe, especially France. The mode was revived in the 1930s. Now it is primarily known as the traditional headgear for professional cooks, except in Canada where the term is primarily used for knit caps. The word has been known in English since 1505. It came through the Medieval French toque (15th century), presumably by the way of the Spanish "toca" "woman's headdress", from Arabic *"taqa" 'طاقة' for "opening". and
Toque macaque are also found in south-western parts of the island including Galle, and Matara districts, near to Kalu Ganga. "M. s. opisthomelas" is recently identified as a separate subspecies. It can be found in the entire south-western region of central hill, (bordered with Ratnapura) and Nuwara Eliya districts. They can be seen around the Hakgala Botanical Garden and other cold climatic montane forest patches. The three recognized subspecies of toque macaques are: "M. s. opisthomelas" is similar to subsp. "aurifrons", but has a long fur and contrasting golden color in the anterior part of its brown cap. The three subspecies can