Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite several threats that pit all odds against it. Factors such as deforestation and ...

Best known for its impressively sized honker of a nose and engorged beer-gut belly, proboscis monkeys are quite the sight for staring. However, both of these physiological characteristics serve very ...

A recent study warns that the ongoing construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo could destabilize the population of endangered proboscis monkeys currently thriving in the ...

Proboscis monkeys might be best known for their giant, bulbous noses, but scientists are sniffing out another of these monkey’s unique attributes: their swimming abilities. To discover more about ...

Tour guide Brenden Miles was in the Malaysian part of Borneo when he noticed a unique-looking monkey six years ago. Hence, he snapped a few photos of the primate. “At first, I thought it could be a ...

The prominent noses of male proboscis monkeys, long thought to be merely visual signals, play a crucial role in vocal communication, enhancing individual identity. A new study published in the Journal ...

Forest and primates, a general introduction to the conservation of endemic primates in the Sundaic region -- Density and biomass estimates of gibbons (Hylobates muelleri) in Bornean rainforest : a ...