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This species usually stays within at least a kilometer from a water source. It is perhaps the most aquatic of the primates and is a fairly good swimmer, capable of swimming up to 20 m (66 ft) underwater. It is known to swim across rivers. [20] Aside from this, the proboscis monkey is largely arboreal and moves quadrupedally and by leaps. [9]
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many have patterns of yellow, orange, red and green coloration.
Proboscis. A syrphid fly using its proboscis to reach the nectar of a flower. A proboscis (/ proʊˈbɒsɪs, - kɪs /) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a proboscis is an ...
Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae (/ ˌsɜːrkoʊpɪˈθɛsɪdiː /). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus Papio), red colobus (genus Piliocolobus), and macaques (genus Macaca). Common names for other Old World monkeys ...
Proboscidea (/ ˌprɒbəˈskɪdiə /; from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís) 'elephant's trunk') is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. [1]
Semnopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs. [1] Traditionally only the species Semnopithecus entellus was recognized, but since about 2001 additional species have been recognized. The taxonomy has been in flux, but currently ...
Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known as simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of Western Assam, India and the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. Long considered sacred by many Himalayan people, the golden langur was first brought to the attention of the Western world by ...
Ruthless owners of monkeys are torturing their animals on social media for money and “likes”, a study has found. The content creators physically and mentally abuse macaques getting tens of ...