Macaca Nigra

macaca nigra

Macaca Nigra, also known as the black macaque, loves to swing through the trees! These playful monkeys are known for their striking black fur and cheeky personalities.

Lebensraum: They live in the tropical forests of Indonesia.

Aussehen

The Macaca Nigra is an all-black monkey with shiny fur and a striking tall crest of hair on its head, making it look like it has a mohawk. It has a distinctive hairless, dark face with a long muzzle and bright red bare skin on its rump.

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Macaca Nigra

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Macaca Nigra gather in groups called 'troops' that can have over 100 individuals.

These monkeys are also known as the Celebes crested macaque, named after their home island.

They have bright red bare skin on their bottoms, which is a key identifying feature!

They love to eat fruit and can even help rainforest plants spread their seeds.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Macaca Nigra has powerful limbs and a strong grip that helps them leap between trees with amazing agility.

Macaca Nigra can use over ten different vocalizations and complex facial expressions to talk to its group.

Macaca Nigra has nimble fingers and keen eyesight that helps them find tiny insects and delicious fruits.

Maße und Details

Länge: 45-60 cm
Gewicht: 5-10 kg
Lebenserwartung: 20-30 Jahre
Top Speed: 25 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 160-170 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

A diverse omnivore, eating mostly fruits but also leaves, insects, and small animals.

Hauptnahrung

Fruits
Leaves
Insects
Young birds
Lizards
Cultivated crops

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cluster fig

Ficus racemosa

They often consume the fruits of various fig species.

eats

Sugar palm

Arenga pinnata

They feed on the fruits of palm trees.

eaten by

Changeable hawk-eagle

Spizaetus cirrhatus

Young macaques can be preyed upon by large raptors.

eaten by

Reticulated python

Python reticulatus

Large pythons are known predators of macaques.

eaten by

Human

Homo sapiens

Hunted for food and as agricultural pests.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.