Celebes crested macaques (Macaca nigra) are photographed as they are having a social activity in Tangkoko forest, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. In a warmer future, primates would have to adjust, with less foraging or not mating, which could limit overall food intake and change reproductive cycles, according to a scientist, Brogan M. Stewart, in 2021. Even without climate change factor, Macaca nigra is one of the 25 most endangered primates on earth, according to the website of Macaca Nigra Project, an organization focusing on research and conservation of this endemic primate.
Image details
Contributor:
Pacific Imagica / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2R6K68WFile size:
58.1 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5518 x 3679 px | 46.7 x 31.1 cm | 18.4 x 12.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
20 January 2012Location:
Tangkoko Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi, IndonesiaMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
Celebes crested macaques (Macaca nigra) are photographed as they are having a social activity in Tangkoko forest, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. In a warmer future, primates would have to adjust, with less foraging or not mating, which could limit overall food intake and change reproductive cycles, according to a scientist, Brogan M. Stewart, in 2021. Even without climate change factor, Macaca nigra is one of the 25 most endangered primates on earth, according to the website of Macaca Nigra Project, an organization focusing on research and conservation of this endemic primate. At least 1, 700 traps have been collected in 16 years, they reported. Besides poaching, the species is facing habitat loss and other kind of ecological threats caused by human activities. Macaca Nigra Project predicts that the species will be going extinct in 2050._Another team of scientists led by Alejandro Estrada (Institute of Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico), has also added in their 2017 paper published on ScienceAdvances, that "unsustainable human activities are now the major force driving primate species to extinction."