Recent study revealed that Male proboscis monkeys' enhanced noses evolved to attract mates.
About Proboscis monkey:
It is a medium-sized arboreal primate that is found exclusively in the rainforests of Borneo.
Appearance: The male Proboscis Monkey is not only one of the largest monkeys in Asia but they are also one of the world’s most distinctive mammals, having a long and fleshy nose and a large, swollen stomach.
Habitat: They live in coastal mangroves, peat swamps and riverine forests and have an unusual diet made up mostly of leaves.
Characteristics
It can swim quite well and have webbed fingers and toes. It typically live in harem groups, made up of a single adult male some adult females and their offspring.
Males don’t often get the opportunity to attract a harem until they reach middle age.
It is a diurnal, meaning they are active during the day, and they rely on vocalizations, such as honks and roars, for communication within their dense forest homes.
Threats: The rampant clearing of the region’s rain forests for timber, settlement and oil palm plantations has depleted huge tracts of their habitat.
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