Source: IE Subject: Species in News Context: The story of Punch, a baby Japanese macaque abandoned by its mother and comforted by a stuffed toy at a Japanese zoo, has gone viral, highlighting the complex social hierarchies. About Macaques: What it is? Macaques are a genus of gregarious Old World monkeys belonging to the family …
Source: TH Context: The lion-tailed macaque endemic to the Western Ghats, faces growing threats from increased human interaction due to habitat encroachment, tourism, and road crossings. About Lion-Tailed Macaque: What it is: Scientific name: Macaca silenus An Old-World monkey named for its lion-like tufted tail and grey mane, also called a bearded monkey. Known for …
. PRELIMS BOOSTERS 2018 Lion-tailed Macaque and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Lion-tailed Macaque Endangered – IUCN red list Habitat Mainly diurnalarboreal, it prefers the upper canopy of primary tropical evergreen rainforest but may also be found in monsoon forest in hilly country and in disturbed forest. It can be found …
