Long tailed macaque/Crab-eating macaque
Macaca fascicularis
-0.305195, 100.369
Field Notes
Description:
It can be identified by the length of its tail, by the shape of the muzzle, and its colour, which is generally grey-brown or reddish-brown. It has a noisy, aggressive temperament and sometimes travels in large troupes of up to 30.
Habitat:
Probably the most successful primate species in Southeast Asia (besides Homo sapiens), the Long-tailed Macaque is to be found in a wide range of habitats including primary and secondary forest, mangroves, plantations and the outskirts of towns and villages. Its success is largely due to a varied diet of fruits, leaves, small mammals and birds, shellfish and crabs, as well as human leftovers.
(http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/long-tailed_macaque.htm)
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