Myanmar snub-nosed monkey
Burmese snub-nosed ( Rhinopithecus strykeri )
The Myanmar snub-nosed ( Rhinopithecus strykeri ) is a primate of the group of monkeys Slim ( Presbytini ). The species was discovered and described in 2010 by a team of scientists under the direction of Thomas Geissmann from the Anthropological Institute of the University of Zurich. It was in honor of Jon Stryker, President and Founder of the Arcus Foundation, which supports research, named.
Features
The species has an almost totally black coat, white ear tufts, a white beard and a white dam. The face is naked, the facial skin pink. Their tail is long and reaches 140 percent of the head-body length. The lips are pronounced, the nostrils directed obliquely upward. In the language of the local population they are as mey nwoah, " monkey with broken nose imputed " known.
Distribution and habitat
The Myanmar snub-nosed inhabited mountainous forests of the Eastern Himalayas in the north-east of Kachin State, the northernmost state of Myanmar ( Burma). The populated by the type area is only about 270 square kilometers in size, is located at an altitude 1700-3200 meters above sea level and is geographically cut off from the area of distribution of other snub-nosed monkeys by the Mekong, Salween and the high mountain ranges. According to the testimony of local hunters the monkeys spend the summer from May to October in the higher regions in mixed forests with moderate temperature. In the winter months, when snow falls and the food supply is meager, they come closer to human settlements. The total population of the species consists of only 260-330 individuals in three or four large groups. The Myanmar snub-nosed must therefore be regarded as threatened with extinction.
Behavior
According to local hunters Burmese snub-nosed monkey, the water running in the rain in the designated tabs and the animals rid of it by sneezing. Rainy days spend the monkeys supposedly sitting with their heads between their knees. These reports have so far been scientifically confirmed.