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Macaques

Macaca

Macaques are playful monkeys that live in groups. They are very smart and can use tools to find food. You might see them swinging in trees or grooming each other!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Macaques are medium-sized monkeys with strong, stocky bodies and varying tail lengths, from long to almost none. Their fur can be brown, gray, or black, often with bare skin on their faces and bottoms. They stand out with their powerful build and often expressive faces.

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Macaques
Macaques

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Macaques in Japan sometimes have snowball fights just for fun in winter!

One species lives further north than any other non-human primate, surviving snow!

Some macaques can even swim and dive deep to find food in water!

They use over 20 different sounds and many facial expressions to communicate!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Agile Climber

Macaques can climb trees with amazing speed and balance because of their strong limbs and gripping hands.

Fähigkeit

Tool User

Macaques can use simple tools like stones to crack open nuts or shellfish, showing smart problem-solving.

Fähigkeit

Social Learner

Macaques learn complex behaviors by watching others, helping them adapt quickly to new environments.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-75 cm
Gewicht
4-18 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-30 Jahre
Top Speed
30 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-2
Tragzeit
160-190 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Macaques are omnivores, eating everything from juicy fruits to tiny insects and leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fruits
  • Leaves
  • Insects
  • Seeds
  • Small Invertebrates
  • Bird Eggs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Apex predators sometimes hunt macaques for food.

eats

Sacred Fig

Ficus religiosa

Macaques frequently eat the fruits and leaves from these trees.

hunts

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

Some macaque species are known to bravely prey on dangerous snakes.

depends on

Humans

Homo sapiens

Many macaques now rely on human-provided food sources.

Merkmale

Für dieses Objekt sind noch keine Merkmal-Badges vergeben.

Auch bekannt als

Monkey

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always watch macaques from a distance; they can be curious and may grab things.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Macaques?

40-75 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Macaques?

4-18 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Macaques?

15-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Macaques?

30 km/h

Was frisst Macaques?

Macaques are omnivores, eating everything from juicy fruits to tiny insects and leaves.

Wo findet man Macaques normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Macaques?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Macaques?

1-2

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