#skull-faced

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𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔪𝔟𝔞𝔩𝔪𝔢𝔯 (յգճՏ) 𝔡𝔦𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 𝔇𝔦𝔫𝔬 𝔗𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔞

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Shane Pierce is an artist from Missouri (currently based in North Carolina)

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Photos captured of skull-faced monkeys

Researchers deep in the wilderness in northern Burma have captured the first ever live images of one of the strangest monkeys ever discovered.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey was first documented in October 2010 after one of the species was killed by local hunters.

With practically no nose to speak of, the metre-high monkeys have a frightening skull-like appearance. While conservationists from Flora and Fauna International (FFI) managed to spot the rare primates in the wild, the animals fled before photos could be taken.

Now, after setting up a series of camera traps, the researchers used motion sensor photography to document the bizarre creatures.

"These images are the first record of the animal in its natural habitat," researcher Ngwe Lwin said in a press release from FFI.

"We were dealing with very tough conditions in a remote and rugged area that contained perhaps fewer than 200 monkeys."

Living in the remote northern state of Kachin, hunters say the monkeys tuck their heads between their knees when it rains, because water dripping into their unprotected noses causes them to sneeze.

With an estimated 330 individuals, the snub-nosed monkey is listed as critically endangered.

The monkeys are increasingly under pressure from logging, industrial development and the bushmeat trade