Getting to Know the Sulawesi Crested Macaque

Grade Levels

10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Course, Subject

Science and Technology and Engineering Education, Environment and Ecology (Agriculture), Science

Related Academic Standards

3.1.3.A1 3.1.3.A1

Describe characteristics of living things that help to identify and classify them.

3.1.4.A1 3.1.4.A1

Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share.

3.1.7.A1 3.1.7.A1

Describe the similarities and differences of physical characteristics in diverse organisms.

3.1.8.A8 3.1.8.A8

CHANGE AND CONSTANCY

Explain mechanisms organisms use to adapt to their environment.

4.1.4.A 4.1.4.A

Explain how living things are dependent upon other living and nonliving things for survival.

Explain what happens to an organism when its food supply, access to water, shelter or space (niche / habitat) is changed.
Identify similarities and differences between living organisms, ranging from single-celled to multi-cellular organisms through the use of microscopes, video, and other media.

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Organism Name

Common Name: Sulawesi Crested Macaque
Scientific Name: Macaca nigra
Name Given to Offspring: Infant
Group Name: Troop

Did You Know?

The Celebes Crested Macaque has black hair with pink ischial callosities (buttocks pads), a long tuft or crest on crown of head and bony ridges on nose similar to mandrill. They have large canine teeth and huge cheek pouches that can hold as much food as their stomach!

Geographic Range and Habitat

Geographic Range: Sulawesi (once called Celebes), Indonesia
Habitat: Lowland tropical rainforests

Classification Information

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primata

Order: Anthropoidea

Family: Cercopithecidae

Family: Pongidae

Genus: Gorilla

Species: gorilla

Physical Characteristics

Height:22 inches

Weight:15-20 pounds

Additional Information

Diurnal- spend most of time in the trees

Life span is 20-30 years in the wild

Sometimes called ‘Black Ape’ because they lack a visible tail.

Travel and live in groups of 5-25

Communicate by facial expression, calls, and moving their head crest.

Author

The Buffalo Zoo

Description

The Sulawesi Crested Macaque is found only in Indonesia, on the north-eastern corner of Sulawesi (once called Celebes). Found mainly in lowland primary and secondary tropical forests, as well as scrubland where they eat a variety of fruits; they shelter in trees, rocks and caves.

Getting to Know the Sulawesi Crested Macaque