Black ape - Kurozaru (English spelling)

Japanese: クロザル - くろざる(英語表記)black ape
Black ape - Kurozaru (English spelling)

It is a member of the Cercopithecidae family of the Primates order of the Mammalia, and is sometimes separated from the Macaca genus and classified as the Cynopithecus genus. It is found only on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) and its surrounding islands. Males reach a body length of 60 cm and a weight of 10 kg, but females are smaller. Its tail is vestigial and measures 1 to 2 cm. Its entire body is covered with black or dark brown hair, and the hair on the top of its head is long and stands upright in a tuft. Its hairless face is also black, and both sexes have raised bones above the eyes and on both sides of the nose, giving it a baboon-like appearance. It is said to live in small groups in tropical rainforests, feeding on fruit and other foods.

[Kenji Kawanaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱霊長目オナガザル科の動物で、マカック属から独立させてキノピテクス属Cynopithecusとして分類することもある。スラウェシ(セレベス)島とその周辺の島にのみ分布する。雄は体長60センチメートル、体重10キログラムになるが、雌は小形である。尾は痕跡(こんせき)的で1~2センチメートル。全身黒または黒褐色の毛で覆われ、頭頂の毛は長く、直立して毛房になっている。無毛の顔も黒く、両性とも目の上と鼻の両側の骨が隆起していて、ヒヒに似る容貌(ようぼう)をもつ。熱帯多雨林で小さい群れをつくって生活し、果実などを食べているといわれる。

[川中健二]

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