This study was significant for two reasons: first, twins are an extremely rare occurrence among primates, especially lion-tailed macaques; second, the first year of an infant’s life is crucial ...
KOCHI: An increase in human interaction is posing a threat to the already endangered lion-tailed macaque. The primate, endemic to the Western Ghats, is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
In 2015, two lion-tailed macaques went on the run from the zoo and, two years earlier, six members of the same species also escaped. One monkey was captured in the grounds of Belfast Castle Back ...
Other animals that died at Fota Wildlife Park in 2023 included an endangered golden mantella frog, a red-necked wallaby, and a lion-tailed macaque, which is an endangered species of monkey.