Nosach (monkey): description, habitat, photos and interesting facts

Nature has created different kinds of monkeys, their names are sometimes very unusual and even funny. Take, for example, the species of primates from the family of marmosets called nosach, or kahau. The Greek name for the noses is proboscis, which means "trunk". You can immediately guess that monkeys with this name are extremely nosy, of course, they do not have an elephant trunk, but still the spout is large in size. At some representatives of this species it is so great that during the meal it prevents to eat, therefore its owner is forced to hold his dignity. These amazing animals are on the verge of extinction, they are listed in the Red Book.

Noseach (monkey): description

If you look from the side to the male nosach, then this sight is quite amusing. The fact is that he is very similar to a man who abuses alcohol. Judge for yourself: a relaxed pose, hands limp on his knees, a large shapeless nose, lowered to a plump, as they say in the people, "beer" belly. The photo of this "handsome man" is now in front of you.

A huge nose can only boast of males. They have a very large long nose that resembles a cucumber. The size of such "man's dignity" reaches a length of 10 centimeters and more. When the beast begins to get angry or something is excited, its nose grows and blushes. Female and young do not have such a prominent ornament, their spouts can be called rather snub-nosed than long.

Noseach (monkey) is of medium size, with the length of the tail equal to the length of the entire body, which is approximately 70-75 cm. Females are more elegant than "men", their body length is 60-65 cm with an average weight of 10 kg. Males weigh about 20 kg.

In adult monkeys, the backs are covered with a short, but very thick coat. The color may be reddish-brown, bright orange, yellowish-brown or brick-red. The fat tummy is usually light gray with a yellowish tinge. It is easy to distinguish males from females not only by the big nose, they have on their back a mane of dark brown color.

Environment and habitats of noses

The island of Borneo is included in the list of those places on Earth that attract to their wild beauty. The tropical forests are inhabited by amazing animals. Kahau also live in this wonderful place. These monkeys in nature live only in Malaysia, they are located here on the coasts and valleys. Nosachi do not live above 200 m above sea level. The favorite places of these animals are mangrove and dipterocarp forests, and they can also be found on Hevea plantations.

Life of monkeys in the natural environment

In appearance, monkey-noses seem thick and slow, but this is until you see how they deftly travel through the trees. The animals perfectly jump from branch to branch, swinging on their hands, sometimes they walk even like people on two legs.

Their daily affairs monkeys are engaged in the second half of the day, their "work day" ends with the first twilight. Sleep nosachi arranged on trees, chosen in advance, not moving away from the river further than 15 m.

One group of nosed monkeys has 10 to 30 animals. The leader is the older male, his harem has about 8-10 females, the rest of the family are kids and growing young people who have not reached puberty. Ready-to-mating males must leave the family, and young females remain. Sometimes in one flock only males gather, who did not acquire their harem.

The life span of a monkey under good conditions can be about twenty years.

What does the monkey-nosed eat?

The main feed of noses is young leaves and fruits, in search of which they pass for a day to two kilometers. According to observations of scientists, animals of this species consume about 47 plant species, of which 30 are leaves, and 17 are shoots, flowers or fruits. Proceeding from this, it can be concluded that there is no special competition between groups of monkeys, as there is enough food for everyone.

Reproduction

Noseach (monkey) reaches puberty at the age of one and a half years. When the mating season comes, the female demonstrates its readiness to the male with its entire appearance. She puts out her lips, shaking her head, and shows her adoring genitals to the object of adoration.

Pregnancy lasts about six months. A baby appears with a blue face and a snub nose. The baby feeds on the mother's milk until the age of seven months, after weaning the little monkey is still with mother for some time.

Population reduction

As mentioned before, the nasal species live in the wild only in Borneo in Southeast Asia. Local authorities are making great efforts to preserve this species of animals, but this can not stop a significant reduction in the Kahau population. According to scientists, throughout the world, small animals with surprising noses left less than three thousand.

It's all about human activity. Monkeys live in tropical forests, which recently slowly but surely disappear from the face of the Earth. It would seem that more recently the Borneo islands were covered with mangrove and rain forests, now most of them are destroyed or completely destroyed in places. About a hundred years ago, people still did not inhabit the Borneo mass. At that time, one could freely observe the numerous herds of noses. But with the arrival of people, the swamps were drained, the monkeys simply had nowhere to live, as a result of which they were on the verge of extinction.

Interesting facts about the life of noses

Nose - a monkey is very interesting, watching her life in a natural environment, you can notice many interesting facts. Some of them are presented to your attention:

• Nosachi - excellent swimmers, underwater they can swim up to 20 meters, in search of food, they very often have to swim rivers.
• Nosy monkeys, unlike other relatives, do not get along with a person.
• Bows can not live away from water. According to scientists, the reason for this is the low content of minerals and salts in soils that are far from the seas and rivers, the plants growing there are not suitable for feeding these animals.
• Aborigines in many parts of Borneo are called the monaset monkey belanda, which means "the Dutch monkey". And there was such a name because of the locals' similarity of noses with Dutch colonizers, who have big stomachs and red noses.