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The Pig-Tailed Macaque is a unique primate that lives in Southeast Asia. Hope you enjoy reading its profile! To jump to a specific section, use the Quick Jump below by clicking on the headings.
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Sizes
-Height: 1 1/2-2 ft
-Weight: male: 18 lbs.
female: 10 lbs.
| Habitat
and Habits -live in dense evergreen forest -lives in troops of 16-18 adults, infants, and juveniles -in areas with plentiful food, the troops are larger -troops have more than one male -only one is dominant -shy in general -if disturbed, will hide in leaves of trees, or run quickly and silently -active during the day -moves quietly -has large range -can live for 26 years in captivity -communicates with low moaning call |
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Food
and Feeding
-likes to eat fruit, insects, leaves, roots, crops
-prefers bulky nutritious foods: fruits, tubers, corn
-searches for food in small groups
-definite social structure
-high ranking members eat first
-if food is scarce, low ranking members may starve
-often raids cultivated fields
-during raids, work silently
-choose only the best corn/tubers
-usually young adult male stands guard
-group rarely stays in one place to eat
-when fruit trees are discovered, members stay to eat
-older members may remember a tree, and bring others to it
Pig-Tailed
Macaque and Man
-man has trained them
-in Sumatra they are trained to collect
coconuts
-in Malaya they are trained by botanists to
collect specimens from tops of trees
-macaque meat is very popular
-this has led to rapid decline in population