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The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island.
The largest is the male mandrill, around 70 centimetres (28 in) in length, and weighing up to 50 kilograms (110 lb) [6] Old World monkeys have a variety of facial features; some have snouts, some are flat-nosed, and many exhibit coloration. Most have tails, but they are not prehensile.
Since the 19th century, monkeys including the southern pig-tailed macaque, have been used by humans to harvest coconuts in southeast Asia. [14] [15] References
The finger is unique in the animal kingdom in that it possesses a ball-and-socket metacarpophalangeal joint, [29] can reach the throat through a nostril and is used for picking one's nose and eating mucus so harvested from inside the nose. [30] [31] The aye-aye has also evolved a sixth digit, a pseudothumb, to aid in gripping. [32]
The pig-tailed langur is a large and rather heavily built Old World monkey, adapted to climbing with its long arms. Its fur is black-brown, and its hairless face is also black. It is the only monkey in the subfamily Colobinae to have a relatively short tail; the tail is only slightly furred and is only 15 cm (5.9 in) long. The short nose is ...
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The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), [1] also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that is endemic to Sri Lanka.The animal is a long-tailed arboreal species, identified by a mostly brown appearance, dark face (with paler lower face) and a very shy nature.