"Another name for me is 'crab-eating macaque.' I live close to water and sometimes eat crab too!"
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
33
years, that's how old I can get
7
kilo is my maximum weight
Lots of hair, little hair, sideburns, hancock, beard, mustache, ... just like people, we are all a little bit different from each other. Also, we all have our own character.
I am called Java monkey, after the Indonesian island of Java, but there are other countries in Southeast Asia where I live in nature. Another name for me is "crab-eating macaque. I live close to water and sometimes eat crab! But actually I like everything: fruits, insects, leaves and mushrooms.
Because we are so similar to humans, scientists have often used Java monkeys to create better medicines for humans.
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