In today's world, with the continuous development of science and technology, human beings' understanding of the natural world is also constantly improving, and for all things in nature, human beings may still have many things that they do not understand.
For example, various animals and plants, their reproduction, living habits, etc., are areas that scientists need to study in depth.
Among them, monkeys are also a very interesting research subject, they have a high IQ, strong social skills, and there are many similarities between humans and monkeys, so they are also known as "tree humans".
And recently, whether in Borneo or elsewhere, a very special species of monkey has appeared, and its appearance is an eye-opener.
This monkey has a long snout and a very special coat color that makes it instantly recognizable, it is a proboscis monkey.
Recently, the proboscis monkey has another little friend by his side, and this little friend has surprised everyone.
Because its appearance is so special, it is obviously different from the proboscis monkey, its appearance is like a mystery, making people elusive and making scientists fall into deep research.
It turned out that this was a hybrid monkey, and it was a hybrid offspring of a proboscis monkey and another monkey, which gave it such a special appearance feature.
In fact, it is not the first time that the proboscis monkey has crossed with other monkeys, as early as more than 180 years ago, there was a hybrid monkey in China, and its appearance was surprising and made people have a great help in the study of monkeys.
And now, the hybrid monkey next to the proboscis monkey has made people pay attention to the topic of hybrid monkeys again, how was it born, and what kind of life experience does it have?
1. Is the rule of reproductive isolation ineffective?
When it comes to hybrid monkeys, I believe everyone will think that they came very suddenly, but they are very special, because among all monkeys, their appearance is indeed very rare and very special.
In general, there are strict rules of reproductive isolation between different monkeys, and they do not easily mate with other species, let alone produce hybrid offspring, which is an important way for nature to maintain species diversity.
Once there are hybrid offspring, it often means that the rules of reproductive isolation have been invalidated, or some human behavior has given them a certain "hint", so that they will take the initiative to cross with other monkeys.
Therefore, the emergence of hybrid monkeys often makes people think deeply, and it will also make biologists and zoologists do more research to find out the reasons behind it.
Now, the hybrid monkey that appeared in Borneo is like a vivid lesson for scientists, giving them a deeper understanding of the mating behavior between monkeys and how the rules of reproductive isolation are formed.
When you see this hybrid monkey for the first time, you may think that its appearance is just an accident, and it is just a moment of "confusion" between the proboscis monkey and other monkeys that will have hybrid offspring.
But when it appeared for the second time, and there was still a little hybrid monkey by its side, everyone's thinking changed drastically, because its appearance was indeed not so simple anymore.
It turns out that its appearance represents that hybrid monkeys are not unable to reproduce offspring, and its appearance gives people a new understanding of hybrid monkeys, and also makes people more curious about what is going on behind it.
Perhaps, the proboscis monkey and the silver langur are not "confused", the hybridization between them is carefully "designed", and this may also have a lot to do with some human behavior.
In addition, what impact will the emergence of hybrid monkeys have on the monkey ecosystem, and whether their appearance is a good thing or a bad thing, is also a question that scientists need to think about and study.
After all, there may be certain genetic defects in hybrid monkeys, and there may also be certain threats to other monkeys, and humans need to make some countermeasures to better protect them and protect the balance of the entire ecosystem.
2. The "love" story of the proboscis monkey and the silver langur
When people first hear about the hybridization of proboscis monkeys and silver langurs, they may be interested in their "love" life, because in the eyes of humans, there is no blood relationship between proboscis monkeys and silver langurs.
They are a kind of "distant relatives", they should not have any feelings, and it is impossible to take the initiative to mate, but the fact is that they are indeed the "parents" of hybrid monkeys.
If you want to know the "love" story between the proboscis monkey and the silver langur, you actually need to start with their living environment.
It turns out that the habitats of proboscis monkeys and silver langurs are very close to each other, and their living ranges have also crossed, but in recent years, with human activities, their habitats have been destroyed a lot, and the living space is getting smaller and smaller.
In this case, the competition for resources between them is becoming more and more fierce, first in the competition for food, and later even in the competition for mates, which also affects their "love" life to a certain extent.
Originally, proboscis monkeys and silver langurs had their own mate selection criteria, and they would only choose mates belonging to their own race, but under the influence of resource competition, they seemed to be closer to their "relatives" and more willing to mate with "relatives".
It's just that in their bodies, this kind of "relative" does not refer to blood relations, but to "relatives" as far away as Wufu, in other words, this is their real relative, only in this way, their offspring will not have too obvious genetic defects.
Speaking of which, perhaps everyone has understood that the proboscis monkey and the silver langur were "forced" to mate, not because they have sincere feelings between them, but because they are forced to have no way out by the competition for resources, and they can only choose to cross in order to better adapt to this environment.
However, their "parental" behavior has given some inspiration to humans and a deeper understanding of the mating behavior between monkeys, and perhaps the same is true for other animals in nature.
3. Parental physiognomy of hybrid monkeys
Of all the monkeys, perhaps only the "parental appearance" of the hybrid monkey is the most interesting, because when people see it for the first time, they think that its parents must have very obvious characteristics to have such a special appearance.
After all, compared to other monkeys, the hybrid monkey is indeed very special, and it will have two or more monkey characteristics at the same time, which requires its parents to have a very obvious "parental appearance" in order to produce such offspring.
Now, for this hybrid monkey that appeared in Borneo, people have done a lot of comparison work on its "parents", and also carried out genetic testing, and finally determined its origin.
It turns out that in the proboscis monkey and the silver langur, there is no trace of it at all, that is, the proboscis monkey and the silver langur are not its "biological parents", but other monkeys belonging to the same genus of the proboscis monkey and the silver langur.
In this way, scientists may need to rethink its appearance, because once its parents are no longer "distant relatives", its genetic defects will become more obvious, and it will also pose a certain threat to other monkeys.
The reason why the proboscis monkey and the silver langur did not "find" it actually has some technical difficulties, because the number of proboscis monkeys and silver langurs is not very large, and it is not easy to find their samples for genetic comparison.
But in any case, with the efforts of scientists, they will definitely find samples of proboscis monkeys and silver langurs, and will also identify the "biological parents" of the hybrid monkeys, and then give a more reasonable explanation for its appearance.