Dominant male Tibetan stump-tailed macaques are reported to have a favourite infant, which they groom. Subordinate males recognise this and carry the favourite infant to the dominant males in order to appease them.

Subspecies
None.

Life span
Tibetan stump-tailed macaques live for over 20 years.

Statistics
Body length: 60cm, Tail length: 5-7.5cm, Weight: Male 12kg.

Physical description
Tibetan stump-tailed macaque have long, dense, grey/brown fur, with whiskers and a beard that are lighter than the top of the head. The infants have black and silver fur, which changes to yellow at the age of two.

Distribution
These macaques live in China.

Habitat
They inhabit subtropical evergreen forest to mixed deciduous temperate forest at 800-2000m.

Diet
They feed on fruits, leaves, invertebrates and cereals.

Behaviour
Tibetan stump-tailed macaques live in multi-male, multi-female groups. They are active during the day and spend most of their time on the ground.

Reproduction
After a gestation period of 165 days, females give birth to one young, which weigh about 400g at birth.

Conservation status
Tibetan stump-tailed macaques are listed as Lower Risk by the IUCN Red List.