#macaca silenus

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Lion Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus), family Cercopithecidae, order Primates, Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as the “Wanderoo”

Endangered

Macaques are large, intelligent, omnivorous monkeys spread throughout Asia, with a single species in Northern Africa and Europe

They live in large groups with complex hierarchies

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)

The lion-tailed macaque is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. The lion-tailed macaque is a rainforest dweller; it is diurnal, meaning it is active exclusively in daylight hours. It is a good climber and spends a majority of its life in the upper canopy of tropical moist evergreen forests. Unlike other macaques, it typically avoids humans when possible. Lion-tailed macaque behaviour is characterized by typical patterns such as arboreal living, selectively feeding on a large variety of fruit trees, large interindividual spaces while foraging, and time budgets with high proportion of time devoted to exploration and feeding.

photo credits: Wer-Al Zwowe, Nihaljabinedk, Kalyanvarma

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Wanderoo Aranya's Tale

In the lush depths of the Western Ghats, a sage-like figure known as Aranya, the wise old wanderoo, held sway. His silver mane shimmered like moonbeams, carrying the whispered secrets of the forest. Aranya’s duty was no ordinary one; he guarded the sacred fig tree, repository of ancient wisdom and bearer of fruits said to bestow enlightenment upon those who partook. Animals from all corners of…

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