One by one, they must make the leap – including a mother with her baby clinging underneath her. Luckily, proboscis monkeys ...
In January, an injured proboscis monkey was found near a railway track in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and brought to a nearby clinic. Proboscis monkeys are an endangered species endemic to Borneo ...
Proboscis monkeys, endemic to Borneo, are threatened by habitat destruction, forest fires and hunting. But until two decades ago, trade wasn’t a threat to the CITES-listed species, which is ...
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The endangered proboscis monkey is easily identifiable by one physical trait: its supersized schnoz
If Cyrano de Bergerac had been a proboscis monkey, he might not have needed poetry. For this furry primate, found only on the island of Borneo, a prominent nose is an asset. Males with the biggest ...
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Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses — new research finally reveals their function
Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. In male proboscis monkeys, their bulbous noses will often hang past their mouths. But why evolve such a strange ...
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