Macaques at both ends of the tail scale Jun 2 2008
Thailand has six species of macaque, and Earth-Touch has filmed both the stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), whose tails are so short they are barely noticeable, and the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), which takes the prize with a tail longer than head and body combined.
The stump-tailed macaque’s fur is longer and thicker than in other macaques and it has a stockier build. The group filmed here were eating flower buds from a tree.
The long-tailed species has a varied diet, ranging from fruit to eggs and crabs, but the group filmed here were resting rather than eating.
Images of long-tailed macaque and stump-tailed macaques in tree © Earth-Touch 2008
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