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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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MuriquiEducational resources on MuriquiMuriqui [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Muriqui Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) Taxonomy, Morphology ... Life span: Unknown Total population: 700 (wild) Regions: Brazil Gestation: 7.2 months (216 days) Height: 490 mm (M), 486 mm (F) Weight: 9.6 kg (M), 8.4 kg (F) pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui ADW: Brachyteles arachnoides: Information This allows them to avoid serious falls because all except the first muriqui in line is utilizing well used and tested branches. Unlike many other primate species, muriqui females animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Brachyteles_arachnoides.html Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) Conservation The most serious threats to muriqui conservation include habitat loss and fragmentation as well as illegal hunting. While Brazilian law protects remaining stands of Brazilian pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui/cons Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) Behavior SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR. In addition to affecting their diet, the geographic dispersal of resources influences the grouping patterns and social structure of muriquis. pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui/behav Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) References The following references were used in the writing of this factsheet. To find current references for Brachyteles, search PrimateLit. REFERENCES pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui/ref Human Dim ens ions of Northern Muriqui Conservation Efforts Vol. 2, No. 2 Ecological and Environmental Anthropology 2006 44 Articles Human Dim ens ions of Northern Muriqui www.uga.edu/eea/02_2006/pdfs/strier.pdf IDP: Field Studies International Directory of Primatology Field Studies. As of January 2009 we have removed the field studies section from the International Directory of Primatology, as our pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/71 Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) AV Brachyteles arachnoides Photo: Luiz Claudio Marigo Brachyteles arachnoides Photo: Luiz Claudio Marigo pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui/av Primate Info Net: Primate Conservation Primate Conservation. Many primate species are highly endangered and face extinction during our lifetimes if action is not taken immediately. pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/cons Primate Factsheets: Muriqui (Brachyteles) Links NEWS. Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species (EurekAlert; October 27, 2009) 'Hippy' monkey is a killer when starved of sex (New Scientist; July 4, 2009) pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/muriqui/links
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