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The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey has a flattened face with a pink upturned nose, thickened pink lips and areas of blue skin around its eyes. The upper parts are black, the underparts creamy-white, and there is an orange patch on the throat which is particularly obvious in breeding males. The tail has a white tip.
The golden [2] and black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys [3] are both endangered species, while the other three species are critically endangered. [4] [5] [6] Golden snub-nosed monkey communities with large populations have high genetic diversity, but also show higher levels of recent inbreeding than other snub-nosed monkeys. [7]
The golden snub-nosed monkey [3] (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae. [3] It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. [4] They inhabit these mountainous forests of Southwestern China at elevations of 1,500–3,400 m (4,900–11,200 ft) above sea level. [5]
Apropos of this, the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, with its pillowy lips, upturned nose, and faraway eyes, suggests an aging starlet or faded oil heiress trying hard to hold on to her looks by way of ...
Black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys. The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), [3] [4] also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, [5] is a large black and white primate that lives only in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, [6] where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan golden hair monkey (Chinese: 滇金丝猴) and the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey ...
Its face is bare bluish-white skin, pink around the eyes and mouth, and has a shelf-like brow and reduced nasal bones, giving it a snub-nosed appearance. [6] [7] Juveniles are shades of gray with patterns changing with age. Adult males are brighter colored than adult females, and have white skin on prominent nipples. [6]
An "aquiline" nasal profile From parody nose classification Notes on Noses: "It indicates great decision, considerable Energy, Firmness, Absence of Refinement, and disregard for the bienseances of life". [1] An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly ...
The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey [3] or Burmese snub-nosed monkey [4] or black snub-nosed monkey [5] (Rhinopithecus strykeri) is a critically endangered species of colobine monkey discovered in 2010 in northern Burma (Myanmar). [1] It was formally described as a novel species of primate in 2011 based on its fur, beard and tail.