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black ape

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black ape

Species of monkey with black hair and skin and a crest on its head. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and is related to the macaques.

Classification

The black ape Cynopithecus niger is in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates.



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The black apes were hairless and built thatched huts in their arboreal retreats; they kept domesticated dogs and ruminants, in which respect they were farther advanced than the human beings of Pellucidar; but they appeared to have only a meager language, and sported long, apelike tails.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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