The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque, is a highly intelligent and adaptable primate found throughout Southeast Asia. Despite the name, crabs are only a small part of their diet. They eat everything from fruit and seeds to small animals and, wherever they can find them, human leftovers. I photographed this one outside of a temple on the Malay Peninsula of Thailand. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
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The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque, is a highly intelligent and adaptable primate found throughout Southeast Asia. Despite the name, crabs are only a small part of their diet. They eat everything from fruit and seeds to small animals and, wherever they can find them, human leftovers. I photographed this one outside of a temple on the Malay Peninsula of Thailand. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
Nice portrait!