Crab-eating Macaque Macaca fascicularis

Crab-eating Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
The Crab-eating Macaque, also called the Long-tailed Macaque with a tail as long as its body, is native to Southeast Asia. There are several subspecies over their range.
Long-tailed Macaque, Singapore
Long-tailed Macaque, Singapore
Long-tailed Macaque, Singapore
Like other macaques, it is a social animal living in a female-dominated heirarchy with the direct descendants of the lead matriarch taking precedence.
Crab-eating Macaque
Long-tailed Macaque, Singapore
Long-tailed Macaque, Singapore
Like other macaques, it is accustomed to living near humans over much of its range (and is considered a pest by many).
Crab-eating Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
Despite the name "crab-eating", crabs are not a key part of the diet. They are omnivores eating fruit, seeds, small birds and rodents but do forage on beaches for shellfish, including crabs.
Crab-eating Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
They have been observed using stones to crack open shellfish, molluscs and nuts.