Source: Science and Technology Daily
◎ Science and Technology Daily intern reporter Zhang Shuang
Today
Topic #Sanya residents photograph monkey diving footage #
On top of the hot search
The report said
August 30
Residents of Sanya, Hainan Province, photograph a monkey swimming in the sea
The photographer indicates
At that time, I was also surprised to see monkeys swimming in the sea
It was also the first time I saw it
Many netizens have left messages under the video
"I'm not as good as a monkey"
"This is the real water monkey"
There was also a long queue in the message area
Aite well-known popular science blogger "infinitesimal light"
Ask him to identify it
Infinitesimal Liang's name is Zhang Chenliang
He is currently the publisher of China National Geographic Magazine
Associate editor of the youth edition of "Naturalist"
It is one of the most influential popular science creators
Recently
The Internet often circulates various rumors about "water monkeys"
It can be said that all things can be water monkeys
The sloth came ashore from the water
Became a water monkey
The water next to the bullfrog's eyes is a little reflective
Became a water monkey
Even a bat that fell out of the water
Also became a water monkey
"Infinitesimal Light" often debunks these rumors
And carry out species science popularization
in time
Debunking the "Water Monkey"
It became one of his most well-known labels
The "water monkey" in the hot search video is a real monkey
so
Do monkeys in nature swim?
Science and Technology Daily interviewed for this
Relevant experts
Kunming Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology
Professor Niu Yuyu said
Whether monkeys can swim
A large part of it has to do with their living environment
In fact
In an environment with water
Mammals have the opportunity to try their hand at swimming
Most of them have the ability to learn to swim
Zhou Xuming, a researcher at the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said
For example, baboons, orangutans in nature,
Macaques and other primates
Will do simple swimming and diving moves
This is common
Source: Science and Technology Daily The pictures in the article are all from online video screenshots