Philippine long-tailed macaque Philippine long-tailed macaque The Philippine long-tailed macaque ("Macaca fascicularis philippensis") is a subspecies of the crab-eating macaque, known in various Philippine languages as "matching"/"matsing" or the more general term "unggoy" ("monkey"). It is endemic in the Philippine forests and woodlands, but especially in the mangrove forests of western central Philippines— particularly in Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The names "M. f. philippinensis" or even "M. f. philippinenesis" have also been used, but arise from orthographical error. The Philippine long-tailed macaque has a reddish-brown coat. Its tail has an average length of 50 cm to 60 cm. It can reach a
Japanese macaque The macaque has other unusual behaviours, including bathing together in hot springs and rolling snowballs for fun. Also, in recent studies, the Japanese macaque has been found to develop different accents, like humans. Macaques in areas separated by only a few hundred miles can have very different pitches in their calls, their form of communication. The Japanese macaque has been involved in many studies concerning neuroscience and also is used in drug testing. The Japanese macaque is diurnal. In colder areas, from autumn to early winter, macaques feed in between different activities. In the winter, macaques have two to four