lion-tailed macaque (macaca silenus) on a tree : (pix sanjiv shukla)

liontailed macaque macaca silenus wanderoo old world monkey primate simian family cercopithecidae western ghats south india kerala black fur gray silver mane tail long thin naked lionlike tuft cheek pouch storing food beard ape rainforest canopy tropical moist evergreen forest monsoon foraging hierarchical groups territorial animal bared teeth canines invading troops communication arboreal fruit tree omnivores seed flower insect snail vertebrate environment large smaller endemic face hairless eye shade hazelnut eyelid deep quadrupedal