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 that lives in the tropical regions of north Sulawesi.

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 that lives in the Tangkoko reserve in the northeastern tip of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes), as well as on smaller neighboring islands.

Crested black macaques are large-bodied monkeys, with long arms and legs and a very short (¾ of an inch or 2 cm) nub of a tail. They are sometimes misidentified as apes because their tails are so difficult to see.

Feb 2, 2006 · Although they are monkeys, crested black macaques are sometimes wrongfully referred to as apes because of their extremely truncated tails (Groves 2001).

Although sometimes incorrectly called an ape, the crested black macaque is a monkey belonging to the family Cercopithecidae. Stump-tailed and covered with dark brown or black fur, its body is 55–65 cm (22–26 inches) long.

The meaning of BLACK APE is a sooty black monkey (Cynopithecus niger) of Sulawesi having an extremely short tail and a long muzzle and being intermediate in several characteristics between the macaques and the baboons.

Macaca nigra, commonly known as the black macaque, is a fascinating species of macaque found in Indonesia. This primate is also referred to by various other names, including black ape, Celebes crested macaque, Celebes ape, and Sulawesi crested black macaque, among others. Black Macaque Facts: Profile, Traits, Range, Adaptation, Size

Celebes crested macaques, Macaca nigra (synonyms: Macaca lembicus, Macaca malayanus), are also known as black crested macaques, crested black macaques, Sulawesi black macaquse, Sulawesi macaques, and incorrectly as Celebes black apes …

The Celebes macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the Tangkoko reserve, northeast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes), as well as …

It is also called the Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape in many places. The Celebes crested macaque is an old-world monkey that lives in the Tangco reserve on the northeast tip of Sulawesi, or Celebes situated on the Indonesian island.