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Jacco Macacco was a nonhuman primate used in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s. Though his exact species is unknown, evidence suggests he was most likely a macaque. Jacco achieved some measure of fame in the sporting community through his reputed prodigious record of victories against dogs.
The Westminster-Pit: A Turn-up between a Dog and Jacco Macacco, the Fighting Monkey, by Henry Thomas Alken Billy, the celebrated rat-killing dog, circa 1823. Artist unknown. The Westminster Pit was a well-known blood sport arena in nineteenth-century London, England.
Jacco Macacco was a fighting ape or monkey who was exhibited in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s. He achieved some measure of fame among the sporting community through his reputed prodigious record of victories against dogs.
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The case for this identification seems to me to be quite strong. It would be good to have a copy of the British Museum image included in the Jacco Macacco page here on Wikipedia, but I must admit that I don't know how to add images. 2A02:C7C:5AED:8E00:ACA7:4A43:B6A5:A8AF 05:21, 15 February 2023 (UTC)