CELEBES BLACK APE

also called Celebes Crested Macaque (species Cynopithecus niger), arboreal monkey of the family Cercopithecidae, found on Celebes, Bacan, and nearby islands. The Celebes black ape is a stump-tailed monkey with overhanging brows, a hairless black face, and a long, flat muzzle. It is about the size of a baboon (5565 cm [2226 inches] long without the tail [1 to 2 cm]) and is covered with dark brown or black fur. The male, especially, bears a longitudinal crest of crown hair. Little is known of the habits of this monkey. It is diurnal, feeds on fruit, and lives in rain forests. The people of certain tribes look on it as their ancestor.