Crested Black Macaques

I just watched a Nature program on PBS about Crested Black Macaques.  They are endangered and only live in a very small area of Indonesia, mostly on the island of Sulawesi and a few smaller islands.  They are literally being hunted to extinction, by man for their meat. 

Crested Black Macaques, also known as Celebes crested macaques, are rain forest dwellers and spend the majority of their time foraging for fruit, seeds, and insects and socializing, grooming and sleeping in the forest canopy.

These special monkeys have a special look - for a monkey - with their yellowish-brown eyes and distinctive Mohawk hair-dos.

Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  Wikipedia

Scientists and educators are trying their best to educate the people about how special these monkeys are and the Nature program was about creating a film to show in the people's native language to show in the local village where the particular family group was filmed and across the Sulawesi.  One particular macaque was highlighted - one male named Peanut who bit off his own hand to escape a poacher's snare.

Here's a short clip from the program:



Good program - catch it if you can.