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Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Long-tailed macaques are playful monkeys with long tails that help them balance in trees. They live in groups and love to swing from branch to branch, making them fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Long-tailed Macaque has an olive-brown to reddish-brown coat with lighter undersides. It is easily recognized by its distinctive long, gray tail, which is often longer than its body, and a dark muzzle framed by cheek whiskers.

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Long-tailed Macaque
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Long-tailed Macaque

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Their big cheek pouches can hold extra food, like a snack bag!

They often live in big social groups, sometimes with over 30 monkeys!

They're called 'crab-eating macaques' but eat many things, not just crabs!

Young macaques learn by watching adults, like how to open tricky foods!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aquatic Agility

Long-tailed Macaque can dive and swim adeptly because of their comfort in water, helping them find food or escape danger.

Fähigkeit

Shell Cracker Skill

Long-tailed Macaque can use stones as tools because of their clever hands, helping them open tough shellfish for a meal.

Fähigkeit

Prehensile Paws

Long-tailed Macaque has highly dexterous hands and feet that help them grip branches firmly and manipulate small objects.

Maße und Details

Länge
38-60 cm
Gewicht
2.5-8 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Jahre
Top Speed
25 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-2
Tragzeit
160-170 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

An omnivore, the long-tailed macaque enjoys a varied diet of fruits, insects, small animals, and even crabs!

Altersunterschiede: Infants rely on mother's milk; juveniles learn foraging skills from adults.

Hauptnahrung

  • fruits
  • insects
  • crabs
  • leaves
  • small vertebrates
  • bird eggs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

Large snakes are a predator, especially for young.

eaten by

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Large cats occasionally prey on macaques.

eats

Fiddler Crab

Uca annulipes

Hunts various crab species in coastal habitats.

eats

Chinese Banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Feeds on the fruits of fig trees in its habitat.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Crab-eating MacaqueLong-tailed Monkey

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always watch macaques from a distance. They can be curious and may grab things if you get too close.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Long-tailed Macaque?

38-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Long-tailed Macaque?

2.5-8 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Long-tailed Macaque?

20-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Long-tailed Macaque?

25 km/h

Was frisst Long-tailed Macaque?

An omnivore, the long-tailed macaque enjoys a varied diet of fruits, insects, small animals, and even crabs!

Wo findet man Long-tailed Macaque normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Long-tailed Macaque?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Long-tailed Macaque?

1-2

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