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1. Where is crested black macaque from?
2. How many black macaque are left in the world?
3. What was the name of the black Celebes ape in the zoo?
4. How many Celebes crested macaque are there?
5. Where do Celebes crested macaque live?
6. What are the two threats to the crested black macaque?
7. Why are macaque endangered?
8. Are monkeys protected?
9. Do monkeys in Africa have tails?
10. Are macaques Old World monkeys?
11. Why do macaque monkeys kidnap babies?
12. Is monkey Nui still alive?

Where is crested black macaque from?

Geographic Distribution & Habitat

A secondary population, introduced by humans in 1867, lives 345 miles from Sulawesi on Pulau Bacan, in Indonesia's Maluki islands. On Sulawesi, the largest population of crested black macaques lives in the lowland tropical rainforest of Tangkoko Nature Reserve.

How many black macaque are left in the world?

There are estimated to be 4,000 to 6,000 individuals in the wild. On Bacan Island, there is an introduced population of 100,000 individuals, which is not included in the population estimate (Hamada et al. 1994), but could become the last surviving population of Celebes crested macaques in the near future (Riley 2010).

What was the name of the black Celebes ape in the zoo?

crested black macaque, (Macaca nigra), also called Celebes crested macaque, a mainly arboreal Indonesian monkey named for the narrow crest of hair that runs along the top of the head from behind the overhanging brow.

How many Celebes crested macaque are there?

The total population of the macaque on Sulawesi is estimated at 4,000–6,000, while a booming population of up to 100,000 monkeys is found on Bacan.

Where do Celebes crested macaque live?

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.

What are the two threats to the crested black macaque?

According to IUCN, crested black macaques are threatened primarily by habitat loss and hunting, problems that persist even in protected areas such as Tangkoko.

Why are macaque endangered?

On their Indonesian island, crested black macaques are hunted for meat, kept as pets, and threatened by a shrinking habitat.

Are monkeys protected?

There, while technically protected by both international treaties and domestic laws, primates are still subjected to a host of threats to their well-being and even survival. This is not a new development, but a problem that has been in existence for decades—a problem that refuses to go away.

Do monkeys in Africa have tails?

In fact, these tales are so handy that monkeys in the Americas have evolved them two separate times, and they've evolved dozens of times in other mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. But there's a big group of monkeys in which these handy appendages don't exist. In Africa and Asia, monkeys tails are just tails.

Are macaques Old World monkeys?

Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus Papio) and macaques (genus Macaca). ... Old World monkeys have a variety of facial features; some have snouts, some are flat nosed, and many exhibit coloration. Most have tails, but they are not prehensile.

Why do macaque monkeys kidnap babies?

The reason why monkeys kidnap other baby monkeys, is that many female monkeys are interested in new-born babies. They will try to groom the new-born, try to touch the baby or ultimately kidnap the baby from the mother. This happens a lot between high ranking female monkeys, and low-ranking mothers and their babies.

Is monkey Nui still alive?

Nui is an elderly macaque — her species' life span is around 26 years — but she's in fairly good health, according to Taylor.