Stump-tailed Macaque

About the Stump-tailed Macaque

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, they can be found south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. The range in India extends from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

These monkeys are primarily frugivorous but eat many types of vegetation, including seeds, leaves, and roots. They also hunt freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects. Stump-tailed macaques have long, thick, fur, and vary widely in their appearance, relative to other primates. Their fur can be gray, brown, reddish, or black, and their faces maybe have freckles or irregular patches. Their short tail ranges between 32 and 69 mm (1.3 and 2.7 in). Like other macaques, they have cheek pouches to store food for short periods of time. Infants are born white and darken as they mature. As they age, their bright pink or red faces darken to brown or nearly black and lose most of the hair. Males are larger than females, measuring 51.7–65 cm (20.4–25.6 in) long and weighing 9.7–10.2 kg (21–22 lb), while females... Wikipedia →