Crab-eating Macaque
The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is a monkey. It is mostly native to Southeast Asia. It is also called the cynomolgus monkey, Philippine monkey, and the long-tailed macaque.
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| Ngarai Sianok, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. fascicularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821
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| Crab-eating macaque range | |
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In 2018, scientists in China cloned the crab-eating macaque. They named the two baby monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.[6]
Crab-eating Macaque Media
Crab-eating macaque with injury to upper lip
Juvenile crab-eating macaque in Borneo
Juvenile crab-eating macaque in Ao Nang, Thailand
Macaca fascicularis fascicularis at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – Singapore. Video Clip
Adult crab-eating macaque with a baby
Long-tailed macaque and her young eating a banana in Mauritius
Stone tool usage by crab-eating macaques in Laem Son National Park in Thailand
A crab-eating macaque using a stone as tool
Female and juvenile crab-eating macaques at Djuanda Forest Park, West Java, Indonesia
A crab-eating macaque with a soda can at Bukit Timah, Singapore
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References
- ↑ {{{assessors}}} (2008). Macaca fuscicularis. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.
- ↑ P H Napier. Simia fascicularis Raffles, 1821 (Mammalia, Primates): request for the suppression under the plenary powers of Simia aygula Linnaeus, 1758, a senior synonym. Z.N.(S.) 2399. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 40 (2) (July 1983). p. 117–118. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ J. D. D. Smith. Supplement 1986-2000. Official List and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology (2001)International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. p. 8. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl. Systema naturæ. Regnum animale. (1758)Sumptibus Guilielmi Engelmann. p. 27. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ White-house, David (14 January 2000). Scientists 'clone' monkey. BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/602027.stm. Retrieved 24 January 2018.