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JAPANESE MACAQUE 41
Key Facts ORDER Primates / FAMILY Cercopithecidae
Hand / GENUS & SPECIES Macaca fuscata
Most primates, including
humans, have ‘opposable
Weight Males: up to 14kg (30.9Ib)
thumbs’, which are thumbs
Females: up to 5.5kg (12.1Ib)
that can be bent to touch
all of the fingers. Length 79–95cm (31.1–37.4in); tail up to
10cm (3.9in)
Sexual maturity 3–5 years
Breeding season October–December
Number of eggs 1
Incubation period 173 days
Breeding interval 2–3 years
Typical diet Fruit, but varies with season
Lifespan Up to 30 years in the wild;
38 in captivity
Tail
Japanese macaques live in cold,
northerly climates.Their tails
are therefore short,which
makes them less likely to suffer
frostbite.
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