Javaneraffe

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Javaneraffe
The Javaneraffe, Langschwanzmakak or crab eater (Macaca fascicularis) is a Primatenart from the macaques genus within the family of the Sea Cat's relatives.

Dissemination
Javaneraffen live in Southeast Asia, their distribution area extends from Myanmar and Thailand through Malaysia to Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Timor), and the Philippines. In Mauritius they were introduced.

Description
As her second name suggests, have the longest tail Javaneraffen all macaques. It can be 50 to 60 cm long and is therefore longer than the head fuselage length, 40 to 45 cm. The coat is grey-brown or reddish brown on the bottom and lighter side, the bare face is brownish colored. You can reach a weight of 3 to 7 kg, the males are by about one-third heavier than the females.


Warming
Javaneraffen are diurnal tree dwellers who live in forests, but not choosy in terms of their habitat. Sun can be found in rain forests, wetlands, bamboo forests. They also populate shy plantations and the presence of people. The only requirement is the proximity of water, as they like to swim and crabs are also an important part of their diet.

They live in groups of 20 to 60 animals. Both sexes determined based on the size, age and struggles through a hierarchy. Especially in the case of the males, these battles with great aggressiveness, and often it comes to injuries. They are territorial animals that their area compared to other groups defend. These include loud shouting, hopping on the branches or the presentation of the long canines. Emergency, the other party also expelled by force.

Food
Javaneraffen are omnivorous. They feed on fruits, flowers and leaves, their favorite foods include meat crabs and insects.

Reproduction
The high quality males enjoy privileges in the pairing and planted with sovielen females as possible. After some 180 days of gestation brings the female a young animal to the world, with most births in the rainy season from May to July. Only the females take care of the young, in the second half of life is weaned, and 3 to 4 years (female) or 6 years (male) sexually. The life expectancy of these animals in human care can be up to 40 years.

Javaneraffen and people
Javaneraffen are widely as a research and laboratory animals. These tests include drug tests, neurological examinations, but also learning about the investigations. Animal testing opponents have him on the experimental animal of the year 2004 ". In the wild include Javaneraffen because of their adaptability and their wide area of the less threatened Makakenarten, though their habitat through deforestation increasingly restricted. They are seen as low-risk.

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