It may seem hard to believe, but male proboscis monkeys use their fleshy, pendulous noses to attract mates. Scientists think these outsize organs create an echo chamber that amplifies the monkey ...

Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. But why evolve such a strange ...

With their comically oversized noses, potbellied frames, and flamboyant leaps from tree to tree, proboscis monkeys capture both laughter and awe. But beneath their clownish charm lies a somber ...

Exaggerated male traits, such as a large nose, can be great for attracting females, finds a study of proboscis monkeys in Malaysia. Scientists from Cardiff University, the Danau Girang Field ...

Katharine Balolia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

One of the largest colobines, the proboscis monkey, spends up to 75% of daylight hours resting (Figure 3; Matsuda et al. 2009). Group size and composition are highly variable across and within ...

Revealing the personality of an individual or an intimate group of animals in a thought-provoking or memorable way. The proboscis monkey cocked its head slightly and closed its eyes. It posed for a ...

SANDAKAN: Proboscis monkeys living in mangrove forests here are under threat due to a shrinking habitat brought about by development projects, a wildlife sanctuary operator said. Michael Lee ...

Sabah, Malaysia – At the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary on the eastern coast of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, you have to drive along kilometres of bumpy dirt roads flanked by columns of palm ...