#old world monkey

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Colobus monkey By: Bill Ray From: Wild, Wild World of Animals: Monkeys & Apes 1976

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Dandelion News - February 15-21

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1. Amazon villages build autonomous energy systems after mega-dam failed pledges

“A pilot project in the Tapajós-Arapiuns Reserve is providing 24-hour electricity through an integrated system of solar panels and river-based hydrokinetic turbines [… which] use specialized filter systems and slow-rotation grids designed to generate electricity without harming local river fauna. […] “We have a community freezer that serves the whole community. There’s a system there that works 24 hours, for the internet and for the community freezer.””

2. Mine restoration projects bring hope for bird communities

“[Ecologists] compared bird communities in [former mining] sites restored via the FRA [forestry reclamation approach] with mine sites that had not been actively restored and unmined areas[, … and] found that sites that had only been restored for two to five years prior to the study were already filled with birds[….] His group has also found improvements in water quality as well and more bats and frogs in FRA-restored areas, demonstrating some hope in these heavily degraded landscapes.”

3. World’s largest solar-battery hybrid project powers up in the Philippines

“The first phase of an integrated solar and battery project under construction in the Philippines has been officially synchronised and energised, less than 15 months since groundbreaking and on the way to becoming the world’s largest such project. […] The project will soon begin to export 85 MW of constant power to the local grid, demonstrating the project’s stability and reliability, ahead of a scheduled ramp up in its overall capacity.”

4. Rare blue-faced monkeys seen swinging through remote forest in Vietnam

“A new population census of […] the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, has confirmed that numbers are stable [around 160] in a small forest area known as Khau Ca in northern Vietnam[….] A particularly poignant moment during the survey was the sighting of three infants, spotted with their families. […] “The project has also introduced a range of livelihood activities that provide additional income for local households, helping to reduce their dependence on forest resources.””

5. Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed

“Guided by AI and supervised by humans, the robots take over much of the work. Their onboard AI system allows them to spot bottles, tires and other debris in camera and sonar images, and distinguish litter from rocks, plants and marine life. […] The surface vessel then sends out a collection drone to retrieve the debris[….] The technology could [also] help detect unexploded mines on the seabed left over from World War II.”

February 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

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Spectember 2024 #04: Forest Gelada

Someone who identified themself only as Pendrew asked for a "ruminant-like Old World Monkey":

After much of East Africa rifted off into a separate continent, shifting climate turned the alpine grasslands of what was once the Ethiopian Highlands into into warmer subtropical forests – and the highly terrestrial grass-eating geladas that inhabited the region adapted to new sources of food.

Yedenigelada pendrewsii is a large quadrupedal herbivorous monkey, about 1.5m tall at the shoulder (~5'). It has a specialized pseudoruminant digestive system with a three-chambered stomach, similar to that of camelids, and it occupies an ecological niche convergent with the ancient chalicotheres, selectively browsing on trees and shrubs while sitting upright and using its long clawed forelimbs to pull branches within reach. 

Unlike its highly social ancestors this species is mostly solitary, although during the breeding season groups of males come together in leks to compete for female attention. Displays consist of inflating large colorful throat pouches to make loud resonating calls, and flipping upper lips to bare teeth and gums.

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Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata), family Cercopithecidae, order Primates, Kerala, India

Macaques are large, intelligent, omnivorous monkeys spread throughout Asia, with a single species in Northern Africa and Europe

They live in large groups with complex hierarchies

Several species, including the Bonnet macaque, have adapted well to living among people, becoming a nuisance as they raid crops, eat garbage, and occasionally attack people

Bonnet macaques are named for their “hairstyle”

Photo by Pauline Rico

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Gray langur, October, 2025

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NEW MONKEY DROPPED OHHH MYY GODDD

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Golden snub-nosed monkeys?:) Weirdly ethereal vibes I would say

They're very unique looking!

Have you seen the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onApr 19, 2025

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Japanese macaque

“Snow monkey in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan grooming and cleaning her young.” - via Wikimedia Commons