The Proboscis Monkey is known for its very long what?
Proboscis monkey Proboscis monkey The proboscis monkey ("Nasalis larvatus") or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Indonesia, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo. This species co-exists with the Bornean orangutan. It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis, The monkey also goes by the Indonesian name "monyet belanda" ("Dutch monkey"), or even "orang belanda" ("Dutchman"), as Indonesians remarked that the Dutch colonisers often had similarly large bellies and noses. Proboscis monkeys belong to the subfamily Colobinae of the Old World monkeys. The two subspecies are: However,
Proboscis monkey known to swim across rivers. Aside from this, the proboscis monkey is largely arboreal and moves quadrupedally and by leaps. It is known to jump off branches and descend into water. As a seasonal folivore and frugivore, the proboscis monkey eats primarily fruit and leaves. It also eats flowers, seeds and insects to a lesser extent. At least 55 different plant species are consumed, "with a marked preference for "Eugenia" sp., "Ganua motleyana" and "Lophopetalum javanicum"". Young leaves are preferred over mature leaves and unripe fruits are preferred over ripe fruit. Being a seasonal eater, the proboscis monkey eats mostly