the.com/proboscis monkey
Evolution gave him a giant nose so ladies would notice and it echoes when he yells
means A large Borneo-dwelling monkey with a long, pendulous nose, named for its resemblance to an elephant's trunk-like 'proboscis.'
from From Greek 'proboskis,' literally 'a means of getting food before' — built from 'pro' (before) and 'boskein' (to feed) — originally used for an elephant's trunk since that's how the beast fed itself. The term later got borrowed, half-jokingly, for any long snout or nose, and when 19th-century naturalists met this monkey's absurd protrusion, the name stuck fast.
- nose function
- amplifies calls and may signal dominance to rivals
- swimming skill
- webbed feet make it an excellent swimmer, rare for primates
- diet hazard
- ferments leaves in a multi-chambered stomach like a cow
- habitat
- found only in Borneo's mangroves and riverside forests