Long‐tailed Macaque monkey searches for food in the water of a river

A Snapshot from Asian Wilds with Monkeys.

In this engaging footage, we observe a Long-tailed Macaque in mid-action as it searches for food along the muddy banks of a tranquil river. The video is a testament to the adaptability of wildlife, showing the monkey carefully navigating the rocky terrain that edges the water. We can see various ferns and plants adorn the river's edge behind the macaque. The water's surface mirrors the calmness of the setting, while the monkey's movements are deliberate and purposeful, displaying its natural behavior in its native environment. This clip offers a glance at the everyday foraging activities of macaques in an Asian national park, providing insight into their survival tactics.

Shot of Resourceful Long-Tailed Macaque Foraging Along a Riverbank.

This video clip, shot with precision equipment by adept videographers, presents the Long-tailed Macaque in its natural habitat engaging in foraging behavior. Available in crisp 2160p 4K and full HD 1080p resolutions, the footage suits a variety of formats and uses, including wildlife studies, broadcast material, and digital content creation. The versatility of this video extends to different aspect ratios, with a vertical mode variant ideal for mobile and social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram reels, TikTok, and YouTube shorts, bringing the intricacies of macaque behavior to a broad audience.

The Long-tailed Macaque, now listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, is part of a group of macaques that are widespread across Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, their populations have been in decline due to intensive trapping for biomedical research, pet trade, and habitat destruction. Between 2008 and 2019, at least 450,000 Long-tailed Macaques were involved in trade, severely impacting their numbers in the wild. While they are one of the most adaptable primate species, their survival is threatened by their proximity to human activities, leading to conflicts and assumptions of overabundance, which are not reflective of their actual conservation status.