This type of monkey was discovered in Burma (also called Myanmar) so it has been named the Burmese snub-nosed monkey. A strange fact about these monkeys is that when it rains they huddle together, put their heads between their legs…and sneeze!<\/p>\n
Why do they sneeze? Well it’s thought that it’s because of their upturned nose, which catches the rain as it falls — that’s why they like to keep their heads down when it’s wet \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Although this monkey has just just been discovered, the population is very small and they are highly endangered.<\/p>\n
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Now the picture above is NOT a picture of a Burmese snub-nosed monkey, but its cousin, the Golden snub-nosed monkey. Can you believe that although a few researchers have seen these monkeys and noticed their actions, there don’t seem to be any photos of them?\u00a0 Did any of them actually bring a camera!?? Hehe. Crazy, right?<\/p>\n
So here is an artist’s impression of what the Burmese snub-nosed monkey looks like:<\/p>\n
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Wow I never heard of the new species of monkeys I find it really cool, how about you? – Leave your comments and let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Calypso was chatting with our good friend, Viper after she stumbled on an article from November 2010, which was talking about a brand new species of monkey. This is what Calypso had to say: This type of monkey was discovered … Continue reading