We are used to calling many of the primates monkeys, and there are currently nearly 200 different species of monkeys around the world. They look different and vary in size. The pygmy marmosets, which live in the Amazon Valley of South America, are the smallest monkeys in the world, with bodies as large as the palms of a human hand and weighing no more than 150 grams. The mountain fish with a peking opera face is the largest monkey in the world, and the male mountain fish weighs up to 50 kilograms, and has a violent and fierce personality.
In Chinese culture, monkeys have always occupied an important position. The monkey is one of the twelve zodiac signs, ranking ninth, the so-called "Shen monkey". The monkey has a deep relationship with the Chinese, and has been regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness, nobility, and exorcism since ancient times. Monkeys fishing for the moon in primary school textbooks, killing chickens and monkeys in ancient Chinese idioms, the image of monkeys can be described as everywhere. The Qi Tian Great Saint Sun Monkey in "Journey to the West" is even more well known to women and children.
Today, we walk together into the 18 most unusual species of monkeys on earth.
1. Green baboon.
Green baboons
The green baboon is also called the East African baboon, the olive baboon, because its coat color is dark olive gray. Another name for it, the Anubis baboon, comes from annubis, the god of death in ancient Egyptian mythology. The green baboon has the most extensive habitat among the baboon families, spanning 25 countries from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. These baboons also have strong jaws and sharp canine teeth and can eat a variety of plants and small animals.
2. Black hat hanging monkey.
Black hat hanging monkey
The black-hat monkey is mainly distributed in South America, and is accustomed to inhabiting humid tropical forests at an altitude of 2700 meters, and mainly eats fruits, seeds and insects. They have a thick black hair on the top of their heads, which look like they are wearing a black hat, so they are called black hat hanging monkeys. Black-tailed hanging monkeys are known for their ingenuity and curiosity, which makes them easier to train than other small primates. In addition, captive black-hated hanging monkeys can live up to 45 years.
3. Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.
Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey
Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey is also known as lion nose monkey, nose-backed monkey, golden velvet monkey and so on. Soft and soft, it is a rare animal endemic to China, which is only distributed in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hubei. The Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey group inhabits the dense forests of high mountains and is a national first-class protected animal. The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey has a high degree of social behavior, which is not common in primates. In the summer, the number of individuals in the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey community can reach as many as 600. Sichuan golden silk is brilliant in color and bright as silk, and is the most beautiful and magical population of golden snub-nosed monkeys, known as the "Monkey King".
4. Pygmy marmoset.
Pygmy marmoset
Living in the tropical rainforest of South America, the pygmy marmoset is a small monkey that looks and behaves like a squirrel, so the locals call it "squirrel monkey" and "bird monkey". After zoologists, it was determined that its scientific name was pygmy marmoset or marmoset. The dwarf is the smallest monkey on Earth, weighing only about 12 grams at birth, and can only grow to 140 grams and a body length of 12 to 16 centimeters when adults. However, the tail of the pygmy marmoset is 17 to 23 cm long. They live in dense rainforests, where there are plenty of hiding places.
5. Mountain fish.
mandrill
It is the world's largest monkey primate, found mainly in the southern part of the Sana River in Cameroon, Africa, on bioco island in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and congo. The head is large and long, with a bone protrusion on each side of the nasal bone, and the outer part is covered with green skin and bright red between the spines. Males have about 6 major grooves on each side, and their red part extends around the nasal bone and snout, and this brightly colored special pattern resembles a ghost, hence the name mountain fish. The mountain fish are social animals, living in small communities, frolicking in the jungle and rocks. The mountain fish has a fairly high IQ and is one of the most intelligent primates.
6. Black-palmed spider monkey.
Black-palmed spider monkey
Found off the coast of Mexico through northwestern Colombia, the black-palmed spider monkey is known as one of the most flexible primates in the world. They bark loudly when threatened, but shake branches as humans approach, making them easy targets for poachers. The black-palmed spider monkey, also known as the red spider monkey, eats fruits and also eats leaves, flowers, seeds, bark, honey, and small insects.
7. Imperial Tamarind Monkey (Imperial Marmoset Monkey).
Imperial Marmoset
The Tamarix monkey has two long white beards and resembles the German Emperor Wilhelm II, who is believed to be the "Emperor" in their name. They live in the southwestern Part of the Amazon Basin, in Eastern Peru, in Northern Bolivia and in the Acre and Amazon Basins of Brazil. It inhabits the upper canopy of tropical rainforests or savannahs and is rarely ground-based. It mainly eats fruits, nuts and other plant foods, as well as insects, spiders, frogs, small lizards and bird eggs.
8. Brazilian night monkey.
Brazilian night monkey
The Brazilian night monkey is found in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Brazil in Latin America. They have evolved magically large eyes that allow them to navigate through the dark woods. Scientists believe they evolved into Nightcrawlers to compete for dwindling resources. The Brazilian Night Monkey is also known as one of the most aggressive monkeys and is one of the few monochromatic species (meaning they have no color other than black, white, and gray).
9. Proboscis monkey.
Proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is an animal endemic to Kalimantan in Southeast Asia, and viewing the proboscis monkey is one of the special tourism projects in Malaysia. Their noses are surprisingly large, and as they age, males get bigger and bigger, eventually forming large red noses like eggplant, while females have more normal noses. The proboscis monkey is the only species found that does not belong to the suborder Ruminant but is capable of rumination. They have formed a specialized stomach that can digest young leaves and immature fruits. They are also excellent swimmers, often crossing crocodile-infested rivers.
10. White bald monkey.
White bald monkey
White bald monkeys have very short tails, red faces, bald heads, and long fur, and are mainly distributed in the forests of Brazil and Peru, so they are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss due to deforestation. The hairless, bright red face of white bald monkeys is a very obvious feature, which is not just to show off, but also to measure the health level of individuals, when they suffer from diseases such as malaria, the face will become pale. The redness of the face is also associated with testosterone levels in males and estrogen levels in females.
11. Japanese macaques.
Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is found on three of Japan's five main islands and is a unique species of macaque monkey in Japan. They live farther north than other primates and are super adaptable, surviving in both warm and cold climates. A volcanic hot spring in Honshu, Japan, is famous for monkey bathing hot springs and attracts tourists from all over the world. Wild Japanese macaques live about 28-32 years.
12. Lion-tailed baboon.
Lion-tailed baboon
The lion-tailed baboon is named after a handful of hairs at the end of the tail, which resembles a lion's tail. It has a peculiar appearance, with long and thick body hair that can withstand the cold; body hair ranges from dark brown to black, with bright coat color, and males have long shoulder hair and protruding cheek hair. The lion-tailed baboon is a diurnal, ground-dwelling monkey that lives only in the highest mountainous region of Ethiopia and is the world's largest number of terrestrial non-human primates. Unlike some other primates, lion-tailed baboons are very bad at climbing trees, foraging on the ground 99% of the time and using rocky cliffs to avoid predators.
13. Western red colobus monkey.
Western red colobus monkey
The Western Red Colobus Monkey, Chinese alias the West African Red Colobus Monkey, is mainly distributed in Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia and Sierra Leone. The Western red colobus monkey has a very unique multi-cavity digestive system, similar to that of ruminants. They live almost all their lives on tall tree canopies and rarely descend to the forest floor. Listed as endangered in the IUCN, the western red colobus monkey has a 30% mortality rate in the first six months of life.
14. White-faced monk-faced monkey.
White-faced monk-faced monkey
The white-faced monk monkey has a round, slightly flattened face covered with short fur, which is free of an old monk's face. The coat color differences between the males are obvious, the males are black throughout, only the face is white, and the females are mottled brown with two pale stripes under the eyes. A large, shiny tail is about 34-45 cm long, hence the name "lemur". It inhabits the upper canopy area of tropical rainforest and lives in trees almost all its life.
15. Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey.
Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey
The fur of the Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey is not golden yellow, mainly gray black and white, Chinese scientific name Yunnan nose monkey. The Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkey is also an endemic species in China and a first-class protected animal in China, which is only distributed at the junction of the three provinces and regions of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet in China. They have pointed black crown hairs on the top of their heads, blue-gray or flesh-pink around the eyes and snout, and dark blue at the upturned tip of the nose. It is estimated that there are only more than 3,000 wild Yunnan golden snub-nosed monkeys left. Except when threatened, they are very quiet, communicating mainly through eye contact and gestures.
16. Long-tailed monkey with wide white eyebrows.
Broad-browed long-tailed monkey
The broad-browed long-tailed monkey, also known as the Lolove whisker monkey, is a species endemic to tropical West Africa. Due to habitat loss and bushmeat loss, the population has declined dramatically. It is estimated that there are more than 1,000 extant species and are classified as "critically endangered". The broad-browed long-tailed monkey is mainly found in trees, mainly in Ghana and some protected areas in Côte d'Ivoire.
17. Black howler monkey.
Black howler monkey
The black howler monkey is found from Paraguay to northern Argentina and is 56 to 92 cm long, with a tail almost equal in length to the body, and a thick tail that is winding. The black howler monkey's call is so loud that it can be heard from 5 km away. They are the largest monkeys in Latin America and the only one in the world where females are different colors from males (males are black and females are golden). Black howler monkeys are among the least active monkeys, spending up to 70% of the day sleeping or resting.
18. Barbary macaques.
Barbary macaques
Inhabiting the mountains and forests of Morocco, Algeria and Gibalte, the Bari macaque is the only wild monkey found in Europe. They are on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss, and it is estimated that about 300 juvenile Barian macaques are illegally taken out of Morocco each year for pet trade. The Barbary macaque is a macaque with a degeneraten tail that can live to be 18 to 22 years old, and the adult Barbary macaque is about 75 cm long and weighs about 13 kg.
Which monkey do you think is most special?