The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey[1], also known as the Dollman’s snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus), is a slender-bodied Old World arboreal monkey native to northern Vietnam.
- It lives at 200 – 1, 200 meters (700 – 3, 900 feet) in patchy forest areas on steep limestone reaches.
- Mother Nature has a sense of humor and style. Or maybe she had the day off, and in her absence, a makeup artist and a costume designer worked together to create this unusual-looking primate.
- As the name suggests, a small upturned nose sits in the center of the monkey’s face. Pale blue circles surround the sunken eyes.
- A flat, triangular, hairless, blue-black muzzle is dotted with exaggerated pink lips rivaling those of a circus clown.
- As if the lips weren’t pronounced enough, they are highlighted by blue-black skin, darker in males.
- Creamy white fur adorns the face and adorns ears. A touch of orange fur, lighter in males, adorns the throat and contrasts with the cream-colored fur on the monkey’s chest.
- The elbows, inner limbs, back of the thighs, and belly (bottom) of the monkey’s long tail are also cream-colored, with the tail ending in a creamy tuft.
- The back, outer limbs, hands, feet, and back (top) of the tail, accented by long strands of creamy white fur, are covered in black fur.
