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Lion-Tailed Macaque in it's enclosure at the Leipzig Zoo, Germany
These social monkeys live in rainforest treetops in India's Western Ghats mountains.
Physical Description: Covered in smooth, black hair, lion-tailed macaques are hard to see in the shady forest. They have distinctive gray manes that frame their faces and give them a big-headed look. These animals get their common name from their tuft-tipped, droopy tails.
Size: Lion-tailed macaques are usually about two feet long, with an additional 18 inches of tail. Males grow slightly larger than females. Weight ranges from 15 to 33 pounds.
Geographic Distribution: Lion-tailed macaques live in southwest India in pockets of evergreen forests, called sholas, in the Western Ghats range. They live at elevations between 2,000 and 3,500 feet.
Status: The lion-tailed macaque is listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. (source: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/lionmacaque.cfm)
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