Long-tailed Macaque or Crab-eating Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
5.46914, 118.198
Field Notes
Description:
Long-tailed Macaque's vary in colour from grey to light brown to darker brown fur, with white eyelids and underparts. They have very long tails which they use for balance when leaping between trees. They feed mainly on fruit, but also eat eggs, insects, leaves and flowers, crabs, frogs and octopus.
Habitat:
Long-tailed Macaque's are native to Southeast Asia, preferring forested areas near water and will raid crops and gardens.
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