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Monday, December 31, 2012

Primates

Order Primates


This order contains lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes. There are 3 species in Singapore - Sunda Slow Loris, Long-tailed Macaque and Banded Leaf Monkey.

Sunda Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang)


It is nocturnal and rarely encountered.

Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)


One of the most common mammals in Singapore. It is also called the Crab-eating Macaque.


Admiralty Park ©Tan KH

Banded Leaf Monkey (Presbytis femoralis)


The only other monkey that can still be found in Singapore. There are about 40 of them in the Central Catchment.


Upper Seletar ©Con Foley

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