Crab-eating Macaque
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Scientific Name : Macaca fascicularis
World Distribution
Crab-eating macaques come from many parts of S.E. Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Habitat
They live in a wide variety of forest habitats, thriving best at the edges of forests. They spend some of their time up in the trees and some of their time on the ground. Unlike some types of monkey, they do not seem to mind sharing their habitat with humans; this is an important factor in the survival of the species.
Feeding
Crab-eating
macaques do indeed like to eat crabs and other shellfish, but they spend most
of their time foraging for fruit. Their hands, which look rather like our
own, are well designed for picking up food.
They have cheek pouches into which they cram food to eat later!
Predators
Large snakes, eagles and tigers prey on crab-eating macaques.
Breeding
Macaques
live in groups, but not all members of the group are equal. One dominant male
keeps the others in order, and he alone is allowed to mate with the females
in the group. Some of the females have a higher status than the others and
their offspring will stand a better chance of survival.
Females usually produce one baby each year. Males help to look after the older
offspring.
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