Lion-Tail Macaque
Species Name: Lion-Tail Macaque
Scientific Name: Macaca silenus
Continent: Asia
Animal Name(s): Beanie (female, Apr 84), Farouk (male, Oct 84), Hadji (male, Oct 91) Indi (female, Jan 92) and Thelma (female, Apr 84)
Monkey Talk:
Lion-tailed macaques have many types of body movements and facial expressions to communicate. What do you think they are “saying” to each other?
Macaques spend about half of their time foraging for food.
By saving lion-tailed macaque habitat, we protect many other animals that live in the same Asian forests.
At Reid Park Zoo:
Grooming is a behavior that helps determine rank in troops of primates. The more dominant animals are groomed more. The lower ranking animals do the grooming.
Zoo Parents:
- In Memory of Millie Crawford
