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Proboscis-Monkey
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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A large, long-tailed, red Bornean species characterized by the extraordinary prolongation of the nose of the adult male, which hangs, however, down in front of the upper lip and does not stand straight out from the face in the manner commonly represented in pictures. From this feature the species, which is the only representative of its genus, derives its name of Nasalis larvatus. In females and young the nose is much less developed, with a tendency to turn upwards in the latter. This monkey is a leaf-eater, nearly allied to the langurs, as typified by the sacred ape of India. (See PRIMATES.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Proboscis-Monkey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/proboscis-monkey.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Proboscis-Monkey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/proboscis-monkey.html. 1910.