Penny Pangolin

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The red-shanked douc is considered an Old World primate, which includes other species such as baboons and macaques. They can be found throughout Asia in places like Vietnam and Cambodia in a variety of habitats. These include lowlands, mountains up to 6,500 feet, and different rainforests.

Both genders of the red-shanked douc have similar colorations but males are a little larger. Adults grow up to 2 feet long and weigh about 24 pounds.

Their unique coloration includes white forearms, gray thighs and upper arms, red lower legs, black hands and feet, a yellowish face, and blue eyelids. These beautiful colors give them the nickname “queen of primates.”

Red-shanked doucs use their 22-30-inch tail only for balance and can soar through the trees making 20-foot jumps easily.

Red-shanked doucs is a leaf-eating monkey that also dabbles occasionally in fruits like figs, flowers, and more. They have several sacs in their stomach filled with bacteria that breaks down the leaves it eats, which gives them the pot-bellied appearance. They get all the liquid they need from their diet so they’ll never need to descend from the trees to get water. There is no quarreling over food and they have even been observed sharing with each other, breaking off pieces and giving them to others.


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