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| Features: |
The
Formosan rock-monkey has a head and trunk ranging 36-45cm
in length and a tail that is 26-46cm in length. Each monkey
weighs 5-12kg and has a flat round head, a hairless face,
and two small ears. Their thick, soft coats of fur cover their
entire body and are dark slaty in color in the winter and
olive-green in the summer, with grayish-white bellies, reddish-brown
buttocks, black lower limbs, and thick, long tails with black
ends. |
| Behavior: |
The
Formosan rock-monkey is omnivorous, feeding primarily on fruits,
tender leaves, and berries, depending on the season, but occasionally
eating insects too. They are highly social animals and form
colonies that generally comprise 10-30 monkeys. Active during
the day, the monkeys live most of their lives in trees located
on exposed, rocky ground or near sources of water, and search
for food in either the early morning hours or at dusk. When
in danger, they will make short, loud noises or violently
shake the trees they are in to warn others in their group. |
| Habitat: |
Formosan
rock-monkeys are unique to Taiwan and are quite widespread
in densely forested mountainous regions at 100-3200m elevations. |
| High-Altitude
Areas> Fauna>Formosan
rock-monkey |
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