Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Proboscis Monkey

 
 
 
 
The proboscis monkey (a monkey has a tail and an ape does not) is found in Borneo.  According to wikipedia:
 
The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Malay, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis, although the pig-tailed langur has traditionally also been included in this genus – a treatment still preferred by some.[3]
The monkey also goes by the Malay name monyet belanda("Dutch monkey"), or even orang belanda ("Dutchman"), as Indonesians remarked that the Dutch colonisers often had similarly large bellies and noses.  This species of monkey is easily identifiable because of its unusually large nose.
 
 
The apes such as  Chimpanzee, Orangutan, Bonobo, and Gorilla all have flat noses.
 
 
 
 
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orang_Utan,_Semenggok_Forest_Reserve,_Sarawak,_Borneo,_Malaysia.JPG



 
 

 

 
 
Sources:
 
 
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla


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