VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

LION TAILED MACAQUE

Lion tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)

• Great mane of long dark-grey or brownish grey hari materials growing from borders of face including cheeks.
• Glossy black coat is a characteristic feature in them.
• Gregarious in nature like macaques in herds of 12-20 animals.
• Call of males resemble the human voice.
• Prefers dense forests
• Movements are slow in tree tops and are arboreal in nature.