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Japanese macaque

Macaca fuscata

The Japanese macaque is also called snow monkey because it is the most northern-living of all non-human primates.

Reproduction

Seasonal breeding. The female reaches sexual maturity around the age of 3 ½, the male at around 4 ½. Mating takes place in autumn and early winter. Gestation lasts almost 6 months (173 days). Birthing occurs in the springtime and summer, one suckling at a time, and weaning takes place at about one year.

Alimentation

Although omnivorous, the Japanese macaque feeds mainly off plants: young shoots, flowers, fruit, root vegetables and mushrooms. But it also eats various insect species and, occasionally, invertebrates (crabs), and bird eggs.

Prédateurs

Birds of prey, such as the mountain eagle; carnivores, such as raccoon dog, stray dog, and human being.

Longévité

In the wild, an average of six years. In captivity, up to 30 years.

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