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Today I bring you another primate that will fascinate you, its appearance is a bit striking especially for its nose which is very large, I'm talking about the monkey nose, come with me to know some of its main characteristics.
Its scientific name is Nasalis larvatus, the most striking characteristic of this primate is its long and hanging nose, it is also known under the name of monkey násico, its size is medium and between males and females have dimorphism being the females smaller than males, the weight of females is 53.3-62 centimeters and 7-12 kilograms in weight, and that of males 66-76.2 centimeters in length and 16-22.5 kilos in weight.
Its beautiful coat has different tonalities, for example, in extremities it is light grey and it's back a dark brown color, while its head is reddish, it is necessary to emphasize that the females do not have the big nose only the males develop it, apparently, it has a utility in the sexual field.
They are found exclusively on the island of Borneo, so their habitat is tropical jungles, swamps preferably, although they have also been seen in coastal areas and mangroves, or where they have a good source of fresh water. They prefer areas that do not exceed 200 meters above sea level.
They feed mainly on fruits and leaves, it also depends on the season of the year and the seasonal fruit, but it is the green fruits and leaf shoots that really keep them active by eating all year round. It is very rare that there are insects in their intake, but at times they ingest them, the fact that they eat green fruit is no coincidence, they do so because the intake of ripe fruit causes stomach cramps which prevents them some functions such as sleep or rest quietly.
This primate apart from being a very good climber something he shares with other primates, as mentioned at the beginning the nosed monkey looks for places to live that are very close to abundant sources of fresh water, and this is because it is an excellent swimmer, can dive up to 20 meters without any problem, and crosses rivers with total normality, although as a good monkey prefers trees so this does only the dry season.
His family group is not very wide as that of other primates that live grouped up to 100 individuals, the groups of the nose monkey are of 1 male or 2 mature males and 7 females and with a maximum of 30 individuals,
Their custom, like most primates, is diurnal and after a long day, they gather to sleep together. In these groups, not many fights are generated as in other species, on the contrary, they are more peaceful than you imagine.
Males are the only ones that abandon their nucleus in search of another group, especially single males, the nosed monkey reaches sexual maturity at 7 years in males and females are usually ready before 5 years. The state of gestation lasts 200 days at most, the females give birth to a single calf which will carry and will be by their side until the 7 months in which they stop breastfeeding.
This species is on the list of animals in danger of extinction, the destruction of their habitat, as well as poaching to sell the meat of the primate, also has other natural predators such as panthers and crocodiles.
Although their hunting and trade are prohibited many mock the law and manage to capture them, in China are used by traditional doctors who have given healing properties to this monkey.
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