Varied diet: Pig-tailed macaques feasting on palm oil fruit.
GEORGE TOWN: Local scientists have found a “natural mechanism” to cut down the use of pesticides in oil palm plantations.
Much to their surprise, the answer is in the pig-tailed macaques – long been regarded as crop raiders themselves.
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