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First Photos of Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkey

Chinese researchers have published the first photo evidence of the Rhinopithecus strykeri snub-nosed monkey species in China. A forest guard took photos of a group of the monkeys in a forest in Yunnan province. Analysis of the photos confirmed prior descriptions of the species' physical characteristics. The population is estimated to be less than 100 and lives in a remote forest area, so protection efforts are needed to prevent hunting from threatening the endangered monkeys.

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First Photos of Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkey

Chinese researchers have published the first photo evidence of the Rhinopithecus strykeri snub-nosed monkey species in China. A forest guard took photos of a group of the monkeys in a forest in Yunnan province. Analysis of the photos confirmed prior descriptions of the species' physical characteristics. The population is estimated to be less than 100 and lives in a remote forest area, so protection efforts are needed to prevent hunting from threatening the endangered monkeys.

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SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN SCIENCE 2

FIRST PHOTO EVIDENCE OF SNUB-NOSED MONKEY SPECIES IN CHINA

SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR ROSARIO M. BELMI

BY JAHLEN M. TUVILLEJA I 10

PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY 11 OCTOBER 2012

INTRODUCTION

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey or Burmese snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri) is a highly threatened species of colobine monkey found in northern Burma (Myanmar) and adjacent parts of China. The species is known in local dialects as mey nwoah (monkey with an upturned

face). Rain allegedly causes it to sneeze due to the short upturned nasal flesh around its nostrils. People from the area report that it sits with its head directed downwards, hiding its face between its knees when it rains.

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RESEARCH TOPIC SUMMARY

Chinese researchers have published the first evidence that a population of the recently discovered snubnosed monkey, Rhinopithecus strykeri in China. The expedition led by Yongcheng Long from the Nature Conservancy China Program, travelled to the Yunnan province of China after a forest guard, Liu Pu, took photos of a group of snub-nosed monkeys in a forest in near Pianma, in Yunann's Lushui County. Long said that its population can be estimates to be less than 100. But they believe their home range is very far as they believed. In local dialects the species is called mey nwoah, 'monkey with an upturned face', although it was officially named 'Rhinopithecus strykeri' in honour of Jon Stryker, President and Founder of the Arcus Foundation, which supported the initial project. Thomas Geissmann described the monkey as having almost entirely blackish fur with white fur only on ear tufts, chin beard and perineal area. It also has a relatively long tail, approximately 140% of its body size. The new photos confirm this description.

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CRITICAL REFLECTION OF THE REPORT

The relation of this report to my topic, Classification of Living Things, is about the new discovery of the snub-nosed monkey in China and how Geissmann had identified the species. Thomas Geissmann discovered this Rhinopithecus strykeri last October 2010 in Myanmar. Its Levels of Classification are the following:
Kingdom ANIMALIA Phylum CHORDATA Class MAMMALIA Order PRIMATES Family CERCOPITHECIDAE

Genus:

Rhinopithecus

Species:

strykeri

The discovery of this species in China is somehow good since it is neighboring country of Myanmar. Though, local hunters do hunt the species. The conservation of the environment and the protection of the species should be put up with the forest where they are living. Likewise also with other animals and plants living there should be protected.

Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkeys are now threatened to be endangered soon. One must put action to protecting these monkeys as there are few of them left.

REFERENCES

Wiley (2012, July 26). First photo evidence of snub-nosed monkey species in China. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 10, 2012, from [Link]

/releases/2012/07/[Link] Wikipedia (15 September 2012). Myanmar snub-nosed monkey. Retrieved from [Link]

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