The prominent noses of male proboscis monkeys, long thought to be merely visual signals, play a crucial role in vocal communication, enhancing individual identity. A new study published in the Journal ...

Best known for its impressively sized honker of a nose and engorged beer-gut belly, proboscis monkeys are quite the sight for staring. However, both of these physiological characteristics serve very ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I am perpetually interested in monkeys. One ...