Latest Celebes Crested Macaque Stories
Since at least the 1970s, the population of critically endangered Sulawesi black macaques living in an Indonesian nature reserve has been dropping. But a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and in Indonesia shows that the population has stabilized over the past decade. The findings, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Primatology, are from the longest ongoing survey of Macaca nigra and are among the first evidence that the monkeys may be in better...
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The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black "Ape", is an Old World monkey. It lives in the northeast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes) as well as on smaller neighboring islands. Its skin and hairless face is entirely black. This is with the exception of some white hair in the shoulder range. The long muzzle with high cheeks and the long hair tuft at the topside of the head are remarkable. The tail...
