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The Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
The animal that I researched is the golden snub-nosed monkey, otherwise known by its scientific name rhinopithecus roxellana. Classified as an endangered species, the highest estimate for their population is 20,000 monkeys. On average, they weigh between 27.3 pounds and 43.7 pounds and are between 20.4 26.8 inches in height. Males tend to be bigger than females. Living exclusively in central China, golden snub-nosed monkeys prefer to live in mountainous forests. These forests contain both deciduous trees and evergreens. They spend 97.1% of their time in these trees. Their main form of locomotion is quadrupedal, or walking with four legs. The golden snub-nosed monkeys also travel by leaping and brachiation, which is swinging between branches.
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