Crab-eating macaques (Macaa fascicularis), in Singapore

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One can see Crab-eating macaques sitting on a tree, Singapore... The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque, is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. It is referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories. It has a long history alongside humans; they have been alternately seen as agricultural pests, sacred animals in some temples,and more recently, the subject of medical experiments.The crab-eating macaque lives in matrilineal social groups with a female dominance hierarchy,and male members leave the group when they reach puberty.They are opportunistic omnivores and have been documented using tools to obtain food in Thailand and Myanmar. The crab-eating macaque is a known invasive species and a threat to biodiversity in several lo