Jackson Creek Middle School Ellie B. The Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey |
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Paper- The Tonkin Snub-nosed monkey is one of the world's rarest animals. It has been critically endangered since 1996. They are critically endangered because so many people have been cutting down their habitat. More than 70% of their habitat has been lost since 1986. These monkeys are so important because their meat is used in medical products. That is also another reason why they are endangered. Also, we should save these animals because it is such a unique animal. The few people in their communities are not very well educated as to why the monkeys are endangered. If they could know about the reasons that the monkeys are endangered it would help raise the monkeys' population. We need to try and protect these monkeys because they add to the diversity of the eco system. Also, the animal that feeds on it will be left with no food to eat. This could put another animal in danger. We need to try and save all endangered animals because it adds to the diversity of the eco system. |
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Classification- Kingdom--Animalia Phylum--Chordata Genus--Rhinopithecus Scientific name--Avunculus Class--Mammalia Family--Ceropithecidae
Interesting Information- Where this animal can be found- The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey can be found in South and South-East Asia.They can also be found in Vietnam. They live in very poor villages where the people are not aware of the status of these monkeys. What the Tonkin Snub-Nosed eats- These monkeys mainly eat leaves, mostly bamboo leaves. They eat the young leaves from February to May and they eat fruit from August to October. How often these monkeys produce- The Tonkin Snub-Nosed monkey reprodcuces seasonal and only once year. These monkeys are going extinct because- Their habitat is being lost more and more everyday. They are also going extinct because of the shifting cultivation in their area and becuase of the hunting for meat that is used in medical products. There is also alot of military acitivity in that area also that could be a contributing factor to their endangerment. The number of these monkeys left- In 2000 there were about 200 left of Tonkin Snub-nosed monkeys. They have been critically endangered since 1996 and they have been endangered since 1994. What people are doing to help- Biologists have been studying these monkeys and have decided to ban hunting in the small number of villages that they live in. Two other facts-The Tonkin Snub-Nosed monkey is one of the rarest animals in the whole world. Three adult monkeys weighed in at an average of 8.3 kg.( 18 lb); One male weighed 14.5 kg. (32 lb)
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