Chapter 428 The Graceful Golden Hair Monkey!
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After seeing the ring-tailed lemurs, they came to the golden hair monkey exhibit.
The golden hair monkey exhibit is located next to the red panda exhibit, together forming the theme of the crouching dragon in sea of bamboo.
After seeing the pandas, one can directly follow the path to the golden hair monkey area; however, Liu Wei and his group had headed straight to the panda exhibit upon entering the zoo, took a turn around the bird pavilion after seeing the pandas, and only then arrived at Primate Paradise. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire
The exhibit area for the golden hair monkey is uneven and undulating, covered with a layer of light green grass.
Within the exhibit there are also rustic wooden pavilions with umbrella-like thatched roofs and climbing frames accessible for the monkeys, spaced about ten meters apart.
There are twisted tree trunks lying on the ground, propped up next to climbing frames or huge rocks, surrounded by clumps of thriving brown bamboo, spreading their leaves, emitting a scent of pristine nature.
Several trees of various heights are scattered throughout the exhibit, with flexible rope bridges connecting between them! These are specially made metal ropes that are not only painted a dark green color to blend in but also resemble natural vines in shape.
With a gust of wind, the rope bridges sway slightly.
Big trees, rope bridges, climbing frames, and rocks make up a staggeringly complex three-dimensional space!
The golden hair monkey primarily moves about in the trees, therefore it is essential to provide them with ample climbing spots.
On the outside of the exhibit is a flowing stream, several meters wide, with its edges planted with broad-leafed greenery.
Enhanced by the trees and green plants, the stream appears crystal clear and dark green, shimmering with ripples reflecting specks of gold in the sunshine, offering a sense of leisure and idleness, with a scenic view that is charming and delightful!
The barriers made from metal netting truly obstruct the view for admiring and photographing, but a glass curtain wall would cause ventilation issues and high temperatures in the exhibit, so using a water barrier is the best solution.
In fact, most primates are not very good at swimming, and since there are plenty of climbing trees inside the exhibit, and the golden hair monkeys move in family groups, there is no need to worry about them escaping.
Outside the exhibit, across the stream, a wooden shelter has been erected on the walkway.
Liu Wei and his group are now under this shelter, admiring the golden hair monkeys inside.
Big Treasure is currently sitting on the perch of the umbrella-like thatched pavilion, facing the visitors, showing off his round belly!
His golden fur, under the sunlight, shimmers with a layer of gold, with a faint blue glow on his face. Occasionally, he turns his head and bares his teeth, giving off a majestic appearance.
Yaya is sitting on the grass, scratching at the ground with her paws, then with a strong pull, she plucks a handful of grass to stuff into her mouth. Meanwhile, Leelee is grooming Little Precious.
Suddenly, Big Treasure stands up and leaps down from the perch platform!
His arms extend, his legs slightly bend, and the long strands of reddish-brown and golden fur on his back float upward like a cape, also reminiscent of a flying squirrel spreading its limbs, with a wide membrane between the front and rear limbs.
His long tail gently swings behind him, maintaining balance.
Though he looks robust and portly, his descent is graceful and light, exuding an airy elegance!
His hands grasp a vine in mid-air, his arms gently stretch, and the golden sunshine passes through the drifting long fur on Big Treasure's back, like the pulled sugar strands made by an artisan candymaker, brightly red with a dazzling golden sheen.
He seemed like a sprite dancing between the trees!
When Big Treasure's feet softly grab onto a branch below, the floating cape of long fur begins to settle, and that's when the crowd snaps out of their trance, exclamations erupting one after another!
"The golden hair monkeys are so amazing! They're so cool and imposing!"
"Damn, that jump was kind of awesome!"
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"It's like the Leap of Faith from 'Assassin's Creed'!"
"The hair on its back is so elegant, it's actually so long!"
"So elegant! What shampoo does it use?"
"Hey hey hey, did any of you catch that just now? I was so stunned that I forgot to take a picture!"
"Damn, I forgot too, what a loss!"
Gao Kaijin scratched his head and laughed, "I was filming just then, and I happened to catch it!"
The squad leader's eyes lit up, and he slapped Gao's shoulder, saying, "Impressive, brother! Share it in the group when we get back!"
Gao Kaijin made an OK gesture: "No problem!"
Big Treasure leapt off the perch, grabbed the vine, stepped on branches, and landed on the ground in an extremely smooth manner, all in one go!
Though the process was brief, the beautiful, elegant posture captivated everyone, imprinting the scene deeply into their minds and they couldn't help but recall it over and over again.
The animal keeper introduced with a smile, "The golden haired monkey that just jumped down is named Big Treasure! As you might have noticed, it has the most imposing physique among these monkeys. That's because it's a male and also the leader of this family!"
Male golden haired monkeys, apart from being strong, have another feature: their hair is very long on the back, looking like a cape, especially when they leap through the air, with their hair fluttering, which is very dashing.
This is similar to the function of a male peafowl's long tail, it helps to attract the attention of female golden haired monkeys.
You can take a closer look, the hair on the back of female golden haired monkeys is noticeably shorter."
Upon hearing this, Liu Wei immediately began to observe carefully!
Just as the animal keeper said, the golden haired monkey grazing on the grass had tufts of golden hair, but they were mainly concentrated around the neck, looking more like a capelet rather than a cloak.
As Big Treasure walked on all fours on the ground, the thick long hair on its back would spread downwards, hanging down to its waist.
The difference was very clear.
Someone couldn't help but exclaim, "This golden fur is truly gorgeous, no wonder it's called the golden haired monkey!"
"Huh, I remember the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is black, why are they also called golden haired monkeys?"
The animal keeper laughed, "They are called golden haired monkeys because the golden snub-nosed monkey was the first to be discovered by people!
As this classmate said, within the golden haired monkey family, apart from the golden snub-nosed monkey with its beautiful golden fur, there are also the black-and-white Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, the grayish brown gray snub-nosed monkey, and the nearly all-black Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.
Golden haired monkeys mostly live in highland mountain areas with altitudes over 2,000 meters. As the altitude increases, so does the need for warmth. Darker fur helps absorb heat, which is why the fur color of the other snub-nosed monkeys is relatively dark.
Rather than golden haired monkey, a name that better represents their characteristics is snub-nosed monkey. Because they live in high altitude areas with thin oxygen, their nasal bones have degenerated, leaving only two nostrils pointing upwards, a structure that's more efficient for breathing.
Here we have pictures of golden haired monkeys, you can have a look."@@novelbin@@
At this, Liu Wei turned to look at the display boards hanging in the shed, and discovered with surprise that they indeed had upturned noses!
The display also featured a quirky question: "Since snub-nosed monkeys have their nostrils facing upwards, will they get water in their noses when it rains?"
He couldn't help mocking, "Well, this is a question that you wouldn't come up with unless you had a decade of brain thrombosis!"
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