Only males develop the namesake nose. Proboscis monkeys survive mainly on a diet ... more frequently and often must travel perilously long distances to find food. Their land predators include ...

The bizarre enlarged nose of male proboscis monkeys acts like a trumpet, enabling them to make extremely loud sounds that ...

Earlier, research had shown a strong correlation between the size of a male proboscis monkey’s nose, body, and testicles. But ...

Male proboscis monkeys weigh about 20 kilograms while females are roughly half that. The long nose is only found in males. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

a large fatty nose makes proboscis monkeys particularly charismatic ... Sam and I were the terrestrial team, using long lens and remote cameras; Emma and Ollie were the boat team, using a large ...

Baird’s tapirs are large, long-nosed mammals that may look ... Like all tapirs, this species has a prominent proboscis, or tube-like nose. It's made up of soft tissues, which makes the organ ...

As this monkey matures, its distinctive nose will signal its status and amplify its calls. A male’s nose can eventually grow so big that it hangs over its owner’s mouth. Found only on Borneo and ...

Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus ... and facial characteristics—including nose dimensions—of monkeys in captivity and in the wild. They found a link between nose size and the number of females in ...

Movie"The bulbous-nosed Proboscis monkey is observed in the forests of its native Borneo. Included: physiology and behavior of the monkey. Also: threats to the primate's habitat." The proboscis ...