Lion-tailed macaque

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Lion-tailed macaque[1]
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Macaca silenus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Lion-tailed Macaque range

The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) is an Old World monkey. It lives in the Western Ghats mountains of India.

Lion-tailed macaque in Anamalai hills

The hair of the Lion-tailed macaque is dark-brown or black. There is a black tuft at the end of the tail, similar to a lion's tail. With a head-to-tail length of 45 to 60 cm and a weight of 3 to 10 kg, it is one of the smaller macaques.

It is a diurnal animal, active during the day. It lives in the rainforest dweller. It is a good climber and spends most of its life in the upper branches. Unlike other macaques, it avoids humans.

The lion-tailed macaque is one of the rarest primates. Many zoos take part in breeding programs to help this species survive. 368 of these Macaque are reported to live in zoos.[3]

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  1. Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. Kumar, A., Singh, M. & Molur, S. (2008). "Macaca silenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Article - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), Virtual Zoo"". Archived from Lion-tailed Macaque the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2011-05-05. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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