Talk:Proboscis Monkey

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It occurs to me that people who hve never heard of this monkey might think its a troll! A rare, big nosed monkey with a lot of gas sounds suspect, but I assure everyone, it exists :) --Mishac 04:08, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I am doing a project on this weird looking animal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[edit] an upright primate

This is the only primate besides humans known to walk upright for any length of time. Troops of proboscis monkeys have been filmed walking upright, in single file, along forest trails, with the females carrying their infants on their hips, just as we do. This presumably is related to their amphibious lifestyle, now wading in shallow water, now walking on dry land; and is interesting in light of the "aquatic ape" hypothesis of human evolution, the idea that we walk upright because our ancestors lived in a similar environment. This would certainly be worth mentioning in a full article, regardless of the merits of the aquatic ape hypothesis. --kwami

Added a paragraph about their arboreal/amphibious habitat. This is one of the more remarkable things about these primates. —kwami 06:09, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

actually aren't bonobos known for walking upright for long periods of time also. they arent habitual bipeds only humans are but many non human primates use this form of locomotion. [anon.]

AFAIK, apes walk upright when wading, or when making threats, etc., but don't use it as a normal mode of locomotion the way Nasalis has been seen to, certainly not carrying babies on their hips. But maybe I'm wrong about bonobos. kwami 05:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Giant Pangolin? Needs Citation.