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Long-tailed macaque
"Long-tailed macaques are black in colour when they are first born. In Eindhoven Zoo lives the Long-tailed macaque."
Discover in real lifeFood
crab, insects, fruit, leaves and mushrooms
Lifetime
about 33 years
Weight
3 to 7 pounds
Wear time
5.5 months on average
Number of youngsters
1 juvenile
IUCN Status
safe
EEP?
no
Diving for crabs
Long-tailed macaques are often found near water. They are excellent swimmers. Another name for these animals is ‘crab-eating macaque’. Long-tailed macaques often dive into the water to catch crabs, fish, and other animals. Swimming is not just a way to get food for these animals. They also use the water to cool off and to play.
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Theme area: On the Move
You can see the Long-tailed macaque in the ‘On the Move’ themed area. Here, you’ll discover how animals move around and why moving – or, conversely, staying still – is important for survival.
High living
Long-tailed macaques spend more time in the trees than other macaque species. Some groups of long-tailed macaques have been observed that hardly ever came down to the ground. They only came down within five meters of the edge of a river, to get to the water. It is a lot safer in the trees than on the forest floor. Apart from that, long-tailed macaques mainly eat fruit, which grows in trees of course.