Daily Behaviour of Long-tailed Macaque in the Captive, Semi-wild, and Wild Habitats: Preliminary Reports

  • Rosyid Ridlo Al Hakim
  • Cassytta Dhiya Imtiyaaz
  • Dyah Setyawaty
  • Fitriyana Rahayu
  • Puji Rianti IPB University
Keywords: activity, captive, cynomolgus macaque, endangered primate, Macaca fascicularis, tinjil

Abstract

One of the endangered non-human primates, Macaca fascicularis, can adapt to various conditions of habitats, including full-housed, semi-wild, and natural habitats. This species has multi-male, multi-female social bonds that influence their daily behaviour activity. This study tried to describe the daily behaviour of Macaca fascicularis in their original habitats through a web-based survey. This study categorised the original habitat as captive, semi-wild, and wild. The focus of behavioural frequency data observed in all habitats includes feeding, locomotion, sleeping, grooming, playing, and aggression. This study used statistical analysis for each paired habitat. The daily behaviour for all pairs showed similar budgets, except for captive 1 and 2, which showed significant differences (p-value<0.05). Six behaviours showed no significant difference (similar frequency) in all habitats. The factors that impact the daily behaviour for each habitat include environmental enrichment and condition, natural resources, individual number proportion (group size), and response to human and anthropogenic disturbance.

Published
2022-10-23
How to Cite
Al HakimR. R., ImtiyaazC. D., SetyawatyD., RahayuF., & RiantiP. (2022). Daily Behaviour of Long-tailed Macaque in the Captive, Semi-wild, and Wild Habitats: Preliminary Reports. Indonesian Journal of Primatology, 1(01), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.29244/primatology.1.01.25-32
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