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Status: Endangered. Diet in wild: Fruite, leaves, berries, insects and seeds. Life span: 20 years in the wild, up to 30 in captivity. Weight: Seven to 20 pounds. Native habitat: India.
Black Pine Animal Park 1426 W. 300 N. P.O. Box 02 Albion, IN 46701 (260) 636-7383
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Professional Animal Retirement Center, Inc.
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Lion-Tailed Macaque Lion-tailed macaques are referred to in the German language as "beard apes" These small monkeys sport a tuft of black fur at the tip of their tails, giving them their common name "lion-tailed" macaque. Lisa was born in captivity and was
purchased as a house pet. She lived in multiple private homes before In the wild, lion-tailed macaques are among the most rare and threatened of primates. They are endangered due to the expansion of agriculture in their native India. Lion-tailed macaques are diurnal (active during the day) and excellent climbers. They dwell primarily in the canopy of the moist evergreen trees of the rain forest and avoid humans. They are territorial and live in hierarchal groups consisting of more females than males. To learn more about keeping these animals as pets, click here. Or, click here to read more about keeping monkeys as pets, from their owners own words. |
The Animals
coming to Black Pine in 2006. Monkeys are often very difficult
to keep as pets because of their agility, curious and destructive nature,
and many adult behaviors that are unsuitable for most human homes.