Proboscis Monkey

      
          Hey guys! I'm Ditha and today i want to share about one of endemic animal in Indonesia.
          The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Indonesia, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World Monkey with an unusually large nose. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of  Borneo.           
           Proboscis monkeys are endemic to the jungles of Borneo, never straying far from the island’s rivers, coastal mangroves, and swamps. Among the largest of Asia’s monkeys, male proboscis specimens can reach 50 pounds, although females attain only about half that size. Proboscis monkeys survive mainly on a diet of leaves, seeds, and unripe fruits but will occasionally consume insects as well.

           Proboscis monkey belongs to

Kingdom   :  Animalia Phylum      : Chordata Class          : Mammalia Order         : Primates Suborder    : Haplorhini Infraorder  : Simiiformes Family       : Cercopithecidae Genus        : Nasalis Species      : N. larvatus

An infant proboscis monkey doesn't have much hair but can walk at birth.

The child proboscis monkey is now able to climb to get food. Also, no longer needs its mothers milk instead it eats leaves.

Now the what use to be baby has grown to the largest size and has given berth to start the cycle over again.           Proboscis monkey has uniqueness, the male proboscis monkeys are known to use their fleshy pendulous noses to attract their mates. The proboscis monkey makes a stunning dive into the water when threatened. They are known to make loud honking sounds with the help of their long noses. However, females have smaller noses.           Did you know? The only fruit proboscis monkeys will eat is unripe fruit. The sugars in ripe fruits can ferment in proboscis monkey's stomachs and cause fatal bloating. That's all from me about Proboscis monkey, Thankyou<3 References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proboscis_monkey                     https://proboscismonkey.weebly.com/life-cycle.html                     http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/p/proboscis-monkey/