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Pig Tail macaque
Macaca nemestrina
7.98431, 98.3307
Field Notes
Description:
Pigtail macaque infants are born black and as they mature, their pelage changes to the adult coloration. The fur on the top of their heads is dark brown or black and grows in a pattern that makes them look like there is a depression in the center of the top their heads.
Habitat:
Pigtail macaques have a wide range throughout Southeast Asia.
The Pig-tailed macaque is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Notes:
This Picture was taken in Phuket last month, A man approached us at an elepephant sanctuary carrying this tiny baby monkey with a chain around its neck. He passed it to my partner (in the picture) to hold whilst he went to the bathroom??? We then asked him when he got back why he has the monkey. He replied it was his friends pet, and that he was looking after it for him. His friend supposedly trains these monkeys up to collect coconuts from the tops of the palm trees. He assured me the monkey was very well looked after. I must admit he was a very cute monkey, very lovable and did look well treated.
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