TTMT 076 Pigtail Macaque Traditional Cache
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This series of caches runs along this stretch of 4-lane road, which features a wide paved shoulder along it's entire course. These caches will all be on the South / East side of the road. There will be caches of several different sizes and types, and the hiding spots will vary in difficulty and terrain, as the locations allow. As such, several of these caches will have you walking through tall grass & looking through vegetation. During the "tick season" it is highly recommended to use a quality insect repellent, and as always if it is sunny out, use a good sunblock too.
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Pigtail Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Life span: 26 years
Total population: Unknown
Regions: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, China, Burma, Laos, Cambodia
Gestation: 5.7 months (170 days)
Height: 495 to 564 mm (M), 467 to 564 mm ( F)
Weight: 6.2 to 14.5 kg (M), 4.7 to 10.9 kg (F )
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Genus: Macaca
Species: M. nemestrina
Other names: M. leonina: M. nemestrina leonina; northern pig-tailed macaque; M. nemestrina: M. nemestrina nemestrina; pig-tailed macaque, Sunda pig-tailed macaque, southern pigtail macaque, or Sundaland pigtail macaque; macaque à queue de cochon (French); berok or beruk (Malay); macaca cola de cerdo (Spanish); mentawaimakak, svinapa, or svinmakak (Swedish); ling kaang (Thai)
Once considered subspecies, there are now two recognized species of pigtail macaques. Macaca nemestrina, or the southern pigtail macaque, is the only species studied in the wild, and little is understood about the ecological or behavioral differences of the two species. In captivity, studies have been conducted with both species, though often without knowing which species is which (Groves 2001; Maestripiri pers. comm.). The information provided in this fact sheet is about the southern species, except where noted.
MORPHOLOGY:
This species has cheek pouches to carry food in while it forages. The body mass for adult male pigtailed macaques range from 10 to 14 kilograms, and for the females it ranges from 5 to 11 kilograms. This species has a relatively short tail compared to other macaques. The face is lacking in hair.
RANGE:
The pigtailed macaque is found in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species lives in both primary and secondary growth forests and these are either highland or lowland forests. Pig-tailed Macaque
ECOLOGY:
The pigtailed macaque is a frugivorous species, but will also eat leaves, buds, shoots, insects, and will raid crops for fruits and grain. Group sizes for this species range from 5 to 22 individuals. The pigtailed macaque is a diurnal species. This is both an arboreal and terrestrial species, although it spends most of the time on the ground. The group splits up to forage during the day.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR:
The pigtailed macaque has a multimale-multifemale social system. Females remain in their natal group with the onset of maturity, but males will disperse shortly before adolescence. There is a hierarchical system amongst group members based upon the matriline.
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