Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur. Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment ...
SHANGRI-LA, China, Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, a rare and endangered primate species unique to China, is found only in the high-altitude areas at the junction of Yunnan ...
A golden snub-nosed monkey is seen in the Shennongjia National Park in Shennongjia in central China's Hubei province on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.(AP/Ng Han Guan) With their distinctive shaggy orange ...
A surprising tour through the world’s strangest, rarest, and most overlooked monkeys—from tiny thumb-sized primates to bright ...
Male golden snub-nosed monkey with blueish face ornaments and lip wart: Vibrant colors and elaborate body ornaments seen in many primate species may do more than attract mates or establish social ...
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Endangered snub-nosed monkeys in southwest China thriving thanks to conservation efforts
Recent reports from research institutions in China suggest Yunnan's population of endangered black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys are thriving thanks to decades-long conservation efforts. This species ...
Primates are the most fascinating and diverse mammals on Earth, ranging from familiar monkeys to bizarre, unusual and unexpected species. Some of the primates have evolved unusual physical features ...
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