TTMT 074 Golden snub-nosed monkey Traditional Cache
TTMT 074 Golden snub-nosed monkey
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Welcome to the Team Trunk Monkey Turnpike - "TTMT"
This series of caches runs along this stretch of 4-lane road, which features a wide paved shoulder along it's entire course. These caches will all be on the South / East side of the road. There will be caches of several different sizes and types, and the hiding spots will vary in difficulty and terrain, as the locations allow. As such, several of these caches will have you walking through tall grass & looking through vegetation. During the "tick season" it is highly recommended to use a quality insect repellent, and as always if it is sunny out, use a good sunblock too.
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Golden snub-nosed monkey
Rhinopithecus roxellana
Conservation status:
Endangered
Life span: >23 years (captive)
Total population: 8,000 to 20,000
Regions: Central China
Gestation: 6 months
Height: 58.2 to 68 cm (M), 47.5 to 51.8 cm ( F)
Weight: 19.8 kg (M), 12.4 kg ( F)
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Colobinae
Genus: Rhinopithecus
Species: R. roxellana
Subspecies: R. r. hubeiensis, R. r. roxellana, R. r. qinlingensis
Other names: Pygathrix (Rhinopithecus) roxellana, R. roxellanae, golden snub-nosed monkey, golden-haired snub-nosed monkey, Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, snub-nosed leaf monkey, golden snub-nosed leaf monkey, snow monkey, orange monkey, Roxellane's monkey, Moupin langur; rhinopithèque de roxellane; rhinopithèque doré (French); langur chato (Spanish); trubbnäsapa (Swedish); R. r. hubeiensis: Hubei golden snub-nosed monkey; R. r. roxellana: Moupin golden snub-nosed monkey; R. r. qinlingensis: Quinling golden snub-nosed monkey.
The snub-nosed monkeys of the genus Rhinopithecus were formerly listed as a subgenus of Pygathrix but Groves elevated Rhinopithecus to full genus level. The species name "roxellana" refers to, and is named after, the purportedly snub-nosed concubine and wife of Suleiman the Magnificent, a 16th century Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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