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for initiating the project and for support; Devakumaran Devanesan and Intan Aasyeerin Hasim for their contributions during the initial stages of this study; and Universiti Sains Malaysia Research University Grant (grant 1001/PBIOLOGI /8011063) and Re:wild (SMA-CCO-G0000000028 through the Malaysian Primatological Society) for funding.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This research abided by the Oryx guidelines on ethical standards.
Data availability All the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.
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