{"id":1470,"date":"2026-02-12T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:58:22","slug":"lion-tailed-macaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lion-tailed-macaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion-Tailed Macaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lion\u2011Tailed Macaques Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers cautioned that the increase of lion\u2011tailed macaques in human-dominated landscapes is driven largely by easy access to food associated with human presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lion\u2011Tailed Macaques<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>Old World monkey.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>known as the \u2018beard ape\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of its mane.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magnificent Lion-tailed macaque is <\/span><b>named due to its lion-like, long, thin, and tufted tail.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Also they are characterised by the <\/span><b>grey mane around their face<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>smallest macaque species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is endemic to <\/span><b>evergreen rainforests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the southern part in Western Ghats, with its range passing through the three states of <\/span><b>Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Lion\u2011Tailed Macaques<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>arboreal and diurnal creature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they sleep at night in trees (typically, high in the canopy of rainforest).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These macaques are <\/span><b>territorial and very communicative animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One of the distinguishing features of this species is that <\/span><b>males define the boundaries of their home ranges by calls.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, their communication system <\/span><b>contains as many as 17 vocalisations.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>omnivorous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and feeds upon a wide variety of food, although fruits form the major part of their diet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Lion\u2011Tailed Macaques<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/study-reveals-surprising-rise-of-lion%E2%80%90tailed-macaques-in-human-dominated-landscapes\/article70620249.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lion\u2011Tailed Macaques is also known as the \u2018beard ape\u2019 because of its mane. 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