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New monkey species sneezes when it rains

By T.K. Randall
October 29, 2010 · Comment icon 6 comments

Image Credit: Walter Siegmund
A new species of monkey has been discovered in Burma that has the habbit of sneezing when it rains.
The new species of snub-nosed monkey lives in remote Himalayan forests and has to keep rainwater from going in to its nose by spending rainy days sitting with its head between its knees.
The monkey, measuring almost two feet high with a tail even longer than its body size, has an extraordinary upturned nose and full lips. It is the largest snub-nosed monkey species in the world.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (6)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Slorri 14 years ago
So it's a new species and it has been hunted for "Chinese medicine", obviously it must have been known. 300 animals left; But for how long?
Comment icon #2 Posted by 747400 14 years ago
Do you think the locals are having a laugh here? Sounds like something invented by Edward Lear.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Sakari 14 years ago
Hmmmmmmm......
Comment icon #4 Posted by farandaway 14 years ago
I saw this article in Nat Geo also My link according to this, the villagers ate it! He is an unfortunate looking little guy isn't he? (Michael Jackson comparison notwithstanding!)
Comment icon #5 Posted by DarthGluttonous 14 years ago
Damn thats one ugly monkey.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Slorri 14 years ago
I sense that quite a few here are into Darwinism.


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