Your favourite Indian newspapers online. Nearly 106 were termed 'unclassified' as their sex could not be determined. The macaque, extremely shy by nature, is restricted to evergreen forests of the Sahyadri range and can be found only in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The arboreal macaque rarely comes to the ground and fruit forms a vital component of its diet. Its population density is very low and slow breeding puts the species in danger of extinction.
Habitat destruction is one of the main threats to macaques.
Canopy continuity is externally important since the monkey rarely descends. Hence felling in evergreen forests can prove disastrous,''he added. All rights reserved. All information displayed on this page is provided by UNI and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.