Crested Macaque

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. == Description == Locally known as yaki, wolai, or bolai, its skin and hairless face is, with the exception of some white hair in the shoulder range, entirely jet black. It has a long muzzle with high cheeks, a long hair tuft, or crest, at the top of the head and striking reddish-brown eyes, unusual for a primate. Uniquely among macaques, males and young females bear a heart-shaped skin pad on the rump.Although possessing a markedly ape-like appearance, it has an almost non-existent, non-visible, vestigial tail stub of only approximately 2 cm (0.8 in). Females grow up to 44 to 55 cm (17 to 22 in), and up to 5.5 lb (2.5 kg), while males grow up to 52 to 57 cm (20 to 22 in), and up to 9.5 to 12.7 kg (21 to 28 lb), it is one of the smaller macaque species. Its life expectancy is estimated at 18 years in the wild, and 34 was the maximum in captivity. == Distribution and…