The stump-tailed macaque[1], also known as the Bear macaque, is an Old World monkey endemic to Cambodia, northeastern India, southwestern China, Myanmar, and Laos, from northwestern Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
- This Asian primate was also found in eastern Bangladesh but is now considered extinct in the region.
- True to their name, stump-tailed macaques have short, hairless tails that are only 3.2 to 6.9 cm long. Adults have long sandy dark brown hair.
- Babies are born white and darken as they age. The stump-tailed macaque’s faces are hairless and bright pink or red.
- With time and exposure to sunlight, the red color darkens and may even turn black. Males have larger canines than females, which helps to establish social dominance.
- Like all other macaques, stump-tailed macaques have cheek pouches to store food.
