Macaca nigra
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In 3 days >90%
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. 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.
Macaca nigra has around eight subpopulations, with a introduced population on the island of Bacan. M. nigra... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Dublin Zoo | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 3 | Planckendael Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Chiba Zoological Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 7 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cebu Safari and Adventure Park | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 9 | Tangen Dyrepark | 🇳🇴 Norway | |
| 10 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Plaswijckpark | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 12 | Drusillas Zoo Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Tierpark Gettorf | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Johor Zoo | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Canton Grand Safari Adventure | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Kinderbauernhof auf dem Görlitzer | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Petah Tikva Zoo | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 18 | Wildlife Learning and Conservation Center | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | 't Brinkie | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 20 | Blue Planet Aquarium | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Celebes Crested Macaque sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 312 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 7 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Celebes Crested Macaque in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against about 50% in September, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Celebes Crested Macaque sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Celebes Crested Macaque sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Celebes Crested Macaque is recorded against all the mammals logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (312 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
