DISCOVER THE
WORLD OF MONKEYS
Explore the captivating world of monkeys at the Monkey Forest in Ubud. Experience the playful charm and captivating nature of Balinese long-tailed macaques as they engage visitors with their dynamic presence.
Balinese Long Tail Monkey
The type of monkeys that live in the area of The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary (Monkey Forest Ubud), known as the Balinese long-tailed monkey, in scientific called Macaca fascicularis. In English called Macaque.
There are about 1260 monkeys living in this area. They are divided into 10 groups: Temple group, Selatan Group, New Forest Group, Ashram Group, Central Group, East Group, Michelin Group, Utara Group, Cemetery Group, Atap Group. Each group consists of 110 – 230 monkeys which: infants (0 – 1 year), juvenile 1 (1 – 2 years), juvenile 2 (2 – 4 years), sub adult male (4 – 6 years), adult female (> 4 years), and adult male (> 6 years).
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Macaca fascicularis.
Monkey's Behaviour
Because of the considerable population, the conflicts between groups of monkey cannot be avoided. Sometimes for a specific reason, such as a bath to the river in the dry season, certain groups must cross the other groups territory.
This type of primate is active during the day and rest at night. The pregnancies of female monkey are about 6 months and generally 1 infant is born. Very rarely are twin. Monkey’s baby stays with their mother for about 10 months and thereafter will be weaned to live independently.
Mating can occur throughout the year with higher intensity happened in May to August. Monkey’s mothers are keeping their babies intensively; even female monkeys who are not the parent also participated in keeping the baby monkey.
The average weight of female monkey is 2.5 – 5.7 kg and male monkey is 3.5 – 8 kg. The lifespan of male monkey up to 15 years while female monkey up to 20 years. The long tailed monkeys are omnivores. In the Monkey Forest Ubud, the main food of the monkeys is sweet potato, given at least 9 times a day and combine in daily with: banana, papaya leaf, corn, cucumber, coconut, and other local fruit.
