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Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?

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The Golden Monkey, the prototype of the Monkey King of the United States and China in Journey to the West, has a golden hair. They have a docile personality, some time ago there were often reports of golden snub-nosed monkeys coming down the mountain, villagers scrambled to watch the video, by the way to bring fruit to the hair children, they do not compete, give to hold, do not give nor grab, "polite" and Qianling Mountain monkeys formed a sharp contrast, there is a "gentleman monkey" known as

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?

The golden snub-nosed monkey is also China's "national treasure" and a national protected animal. It belongs to the order Primates, the family Monkey, and the genus Monkey in the taxonomic family. At present, there are five kinds of golden snub-nosed monkeys, namely the Burmese golden snub-nosed monkey (Nujiang golden snub-nosed monkey), the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey, the Qianjin snub-nosed monkey, and the Vietnamese golden snub-nosed monkey, of which in addition to the Burmese golden snub-nosed monkey and the Vietnamese golden snub-nosed monkey, are all rare animals unique to China.

The golden snub-nosed monkeys inhabit the dense forests of high mountains, feed on berries, bamboo shoots, mosses, and also like to eat meat such as bird eggs. All five species are rare and listed as endangered species on the Red Species List

Let's talk about the three kinds of golden snub-nosed monkeys on the mainland

Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey

Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey is distributed in western and northern Sichuan, southern Gansu, Qinling and Shennongjia areas, their faces are blue, and their nostrils are up, so they are also called "blue-faced monkeys" and "nose-raising monkeys". They are golden and soft in color, up to 10 cm long, and dazzling.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?

Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey

Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey is produced in western Yunnan, with a black body back, body side, outer limbs, feet and tail, so it is also called "black golden snub-nosed monkey" or "black nose monkey". Its young monkeys are white all over the body and gradually change into the body color of their parents as they age.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is distributed in the Fanjing Mountains of Guizhou, and its number is very rare, and it has not been raised and exhibited in zoos at home and abroad, so most people cannot see it. There is no "gold" on the body, the body hair is mainly gray-brown, and there are many white spots on the body, which are also called "flower monkeys" by the locals; Because the tail is black and thin, like a cow's tail, it is also called "ox-tailed monkey". It is the most precious of the golden snub-nosed monkeys. According to the current investigation, there are still hundreds of golden snub-nosed monkeys and are on the verge of extinction.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, do you like it?

Golden snub-nosed monkey mainly eats young branches, young shoots, fresh leaves, bamboo leaves and various fruits, generally inhabiting the dark coniferous forest belt at an altitude of 2000-3000 meters or more, camping trees, mainly active in the top layer of the tall tree canopy, it climbs the tree flexibly and agilely, the jumping ability is particularly strong, often dozens of flocks of activities, male and female, old and young together, led by the elders in the male, foraging on the tree, to plant leaves, buds, bark and fruits and other vegetarian food. After the mother monkeys are five or six months pregnant, most of them give birth to only one litter.

Golden snub-nosed monkeys mostly enter the estrus period in autumn, gestation period of 7-8 months, spring calving, each litter only gives birth to one cub monkey. When the monkey is first born, the body hair is not golden, but dark brown, which turns yellow after about a month, and then gradually turns golden. The young monkeys are weaned only after about one and a half years old, and when they reach more than 4 years old, the young monkeys grow to maturity. The life expectancy is generally 17 or 8 years.

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