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Proboscis Monkey Caroline & Natalie April, 2012 http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis- larvatus/image-G6356.html
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Species Name Proboscis Monkey – Nasalis Larvatus Proboscis means nose as for the Proboscis Monkey has a giant nose! http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G19668.html
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Where it Lives? They are found only in Borneo They live in trees near rivers or water sources http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G19663.html
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How Threatened is it? http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/14352/0 The Proboscis Monkey has a very high risk of being extinct in the wild!
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How Many are Left? There are fewer then 8,000 Proboscis Monkey’s still in the world http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G116548.html
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Threats? Trees are cut down Small areas of forest to use Borneo’s the world’s largest place to produce palm oil from their trees! http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image- G5845.html
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Positive Efforts There’s laws in all of Borneo The “Wildlife Protection Act,” “Wildlife Protection Ordinance,” & “Wildlife Conservation Enactment” http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image- G19666.html
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Unique They’re mascot of Sabah (a state in Borneo) Males noses turn red when angry They live in harems – 1 male, 6 females & 4-5 juveniles http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image- G5664.html
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Connected Proboscis Monkey jumps far like other monkeys It jumps from tree to tree and looks like it’s flying http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G10391.html
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Females Reproduce? How long does it take for the females to reproduce? The females reproduce every 160 days http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G6361.html
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Live Birth? Do the Proboscis Monkeys have live birth? They have live birth but the males are not there
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Works Consulted Rake, Jody S. The Proboscis Monkey. Mankato: Capstone Press, 2009. Print. Richardson, Matt. "http://www.arkive.org/probosci s-monkey/nasalis-larvatus." arkive.org. 1 Sept. 2006. Web. 1 Jan. Sanderson, Jane. "Honk If You Like Monkeys." sirs.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. eol.org. N.p., 30 Apr. 2006. Web. 30 Apr. 2012.
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Images http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G6356.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G19668.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G19663.html http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/14352/0 http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image- http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image- G116548.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G5845.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G19666.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G5664.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G10391.html http://www.arkive.org/proboscis-monkey/nasalis-larvatus/image-G6361.html
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