13 Most Stylish Asian Monkey Species

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Asian monkeys boast some of the most spectacular pelage in the animal kingdom. From the colourful orange coats of China's golden snub-nosed monkeys to the wonderful jet-black fur of India's Nilgiri langur, these animals are fascinating in every sense of the word. In this video, we take a look at 13 of the most spectacular species from a wide variety of genera. Enjoy!
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Dusky Langur
01:27 Javan Langur
02:24 Gee's Golden Langur
03:21 Northern Plains Grey Langur
04:36 Kashmir Grey Langur
05:23 Nilgiri Langur
07:27 Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
08:45 Black Snub-nosed Monkey
09:36 Red Shanked Douc
10:46 Proboscis Monkey
12:04 Celebes Macaque
13:06 Japanese Macaque
14:20 Lion-tailed Macaque
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Dusky Langur in Kaeng Krachan National Park - tontantravel/Flickr CC BY 2.0
Black Snub-nosed Monkey x 6 - Cataloging Nature/Flickr CC BY 2.0
Nilgiri Langur - Rison Thumboor/Flickr CC BY 2.0
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
New England Primate Conservancy - I can’t overstate how awesome this website is! There is so much information here and it is written in a friendly, easy-to-read style as well.
neprimateconservancy.org/
Animal Diversity
animaldiversity.org/
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
primate.wisc.edu/
Encyclopaedia Britannica
www.britannica.com/
IUCN Red List
www.iucnredlist.org/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Wor...
Dusky leaf monkey
www.thainationalparks.com/spe...
www.aspinallfoundation.org/ho...
Gee's golden langur
spain.inaturalist.org/taxa/43...
Kashmir gray langur
www.conservationindia.org/gal...
sco.gov.pk/kashmir-grey-langur/
Nilgiri langur
www.worldlandtrust.org/specie...
Golden snub-nosed monkey
www.nature.com/articles/srep4...
Proboscis Monkey
www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
Celebes crested macaque
Pronunciation (it looks like there are various ways to pronounce this, this is the one I went with!)
• Pronunciation tip: Cel...
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[@Chris-dr8xw]

Feeling like a Japanese Macaque today

[@arnavchauhan1584]

Been a subscriber for maybe a year or so, and I'm so excited for this new era of your channel. The quality of your videos is only getting better and better Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@Textbooktravel]

Thank you so much! I'm excited too, lots more to improve on and SO many more animals to explore! Have a great weekend

[@lizmonard]

The Douc is such an incredibly beautiful looking creature, still amazes me every time I see one.

[@srinivasannandagopal3707]

All of them are beautiful. I have witnessed the lion-tailed macaque once. Also the video and the narrative are great.

[@indyreno2933]

There are over eighteen extant families of primates, Lorisidae (Lorises, Pottos, and Angwantibos), Galagidae (Galagos), Lepilemuridae (Sportive Lemurs), Cheirogaleidae (Dwarf Lemurs, Mouse Lemurs, and Fork-Crowned Lemurs), Daubentoniidae (Aye-Aye and Fossil Relatives), Indriidae (Indri, Woolly Lemurs, and Sifakas), Lemuridae (Common Lemurs), Tarsiidae (Tarsiers), Aotidae (Owl Monkeys), Challitrichidae (Marmosets and Tamarins), Pitheciidae (Sakis, Uakaris, and Titis), Atelidae (Spider Monkeys, Howler Monkeys, and Woolly Monkeys), Cebidae (Capuchins and Squirrel Monkeys), Cercopithecidae (Swamp Monkeys), Colobidae (Colobuses, Langurs, Snub-Nosed Monkeys, and Proboscis Monkey), Papionidae (Baboons, Mangabeys, and Macaques), Hylobatidae (Lesser Apes), and Hominidae (Great Apes).

[@billyr2904]

Why do you separate old world monkeys into 3 families? Actually I see why because cercopithecidae is GINORMOUS! 122 SPECIES!

[@propheticbreams8405]

*Lemuridae (TRUE lemurs)

[@jtmcgee]

The Golden Langur is deep in the uncanny valley lol. Their facial characteristics look so close to human but not quite enough. beautiful if a little unsettling to the primal parts of my brain.

[@kitsunesmask898]

Your videos are such delight for nature lovers, never stop!!

[@fihshy]

Quickly becoming my favorite channel. I live to learn about the most impossibly niche animals of the world.

[@jeffbrunswick5511]

I'm amazed that Macaques are related to Mandrills and Geladas.

[@a.cornelia]

Was looking forward to this! Top notch 👌

[@adrianrutterford762]

Wonderful video, as ever. Thanks so very much.

[@Textbooktravel]

Thanks so much, Adrian! Hope you're doing well, enjoy the weekend :)

[@niamtxiv]

Awesome 😎

[@AniFam]

Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@rudragirik745]

Charming cute monkeys! 😂🥰🌹👍👍🌹

[@niharg2011]

Great video as usual, I think the purple faced Langur from Sri Lanka deserved a mention though.

[@aamassy]

I love this channel

[@nixpuk75]

Lovely!

You are a very good videographer.☺❤

[@kevinremmy5724]

they are so clean

[@billyr2904]

2:30 OMG! they look a bit creepy because there's no other primate other than humans to have a sclira

[@idelsagil9129]

Gee's Golden Langur 2:24 Kashmir Grey Langur 4:37 Nilgiri Langur 5:23 ////////////////////////////// Golden Snub Nosed Monkey 7:28 ///////////////////////////// Red Shanked Douc 9:37 Proboscis Monkey 10:47 //////////////////////////// Celebes Crested Macaque 12:04 Japanese Macaque 13:07 Lion Tailed Macaque 14:20

[@shervonmoonsammy4479]

I’ve noticed you’ve done videos on most of the carnivorans but seals, are they in your future plans

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

Lovely video filled with fabulous monkeys, but it made me wonder if, sadly, their unique furs partly lead to most of them becoming endangered species.

[@niamtxiv]

Do one on tropical pigeons or pheasants. 🌞

[@T.C.Logistics]

സിംഹവാലൻ👌

[@billyr2904]

In my opinion, the celebes crested macaque is my least favourite primate and scariest primate, because of one particular image, (you know the one ( monkey selfie))

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

I saw a lion haired macaque in the wild in Kerela

[@mizancell-ql9kg]

golden snub nosed monkey 2:38 2:38

[@erikm8372]

I’ve just been thinking, cause I do that a lot… Jk🤤🙃...no macaque species really have long tails, except the lion-tailed macaque. But when people refer to it as the “lion-tailed” macaque, with a hyphen, well.. their tail isn’t exactly lion-ish, in my opnion. “Lion-tailed” doesn’t really describe their lion-like mane, whereas if they’re referred to, in writing, as “lion TAILED macaque”, it makes more sense: A lionish (maned), _tailed_ macaque. Haha. And maybe that really is how it’s spelled, without a hyphen. I’ve always thought of it and read it as hyphenated in different books and stuff. But since when do animal names always make sense, I know...

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I wonder which species Sun Wukong is supposed to be.

[@23Lgirl]

It is a Chinese story.

[@yusufcanbaz8194]

Noice

[@Jojirius]

Wait, where is part 1?

[@kashishkumari4266]

Langur are actually pronounced as Langoor.. With the OO

[@elshebactm6769]

🤠👍🏿

[@angelahoffman119]

Golden langurs look like David Bowie. May he RIP

[@gasbulla8141]

I can’t find part 1

[@Textbooktravel]

Sorry about that, I should have updated the title. Part 1 is the Largest Monkeys video, I've just created a playlist for Old World Monkeys, thank you!

[@gasbulla8141]

@@Textbooktravel thank you I will watch that one first

[@NanuqEditzS]

How many parts are there gonna be about Monkeys?

[@Textbooktravel]

Primates was supposed to be 5 videos but after doing the research on Old World monkeys, I thought it would be a shame to just do one video, same for New World monkeys and prosimians. So there will likely now be 9 videos in the Primates series; 4 already posted, one more OWM, 2 NWM and 2 prosimian videos. That said, after the next video, which will conclude the OWM series I'm going to take a break and do some other animals for a while, I think 9 primate videos in a row is too much!! Have a great weekend!

[@lizmonard]

@@Textbooktravel I love monkeys, will definitely subscribe.

[@robrice7246]

13:06 Could members of this genus occupy North America (especially back in the Pleistocene) before human introduction?

[@largebass2464]

If you are speaking hypothetically then maybe, but if not then no. No primates other than humans lived on North America during this time.

[@anserbauer309]

It's my understanding that native North American primates became extinct around 35 million years ago.... long before the evolution of this genus (macaques) and long before the Pleistocene. I think there is not yet consensus on whether the primates which crossed into North America later on..... about 28 million years ago.... were more closely related to tarsiers or lemurs.

[@jodysams3592]

You forgot human we're 🐒 🙈 🙊 🐒

[@Joostpokeboy]

Asian monkey's are nature's uncanny valley

[@douglaspriore9186]

The Biden advertisement is annoying.

[@billyr2904]

Why do you talk about there genetals in these primate videos? Because monkeys are a lot like humans and it seems rude.

[@lets_fish_already_9345]

Bruh it's not like the monkeys are watching the video.

[@mitonaarea5856]

@@lets_fish_already_9345 lmaoo

[@billyr2904]

Yes but in human society, it's inappropriate and offensive.

[@Textbooktravel]

Hi Billy, good question, I can definitely see why this could be considered rude and it did cross my mind when making these videos as I wondered if it could be considered inappropriate. There are a couple of reasons why I chose to include that information. Firstly, when making these videos I let my curiosity guide what I include and omit; if I discover something during my research and find it particularly interesting, there is a good chance that everyone else will too. For example, with the mandrill and drill, their colourful genitalia is extremely unique and I thought it would be a real shame not to mention it. Also, I am trying to make these videos more in depth and as reproduction plays such a large role in the animal kingdom, reproductive biology and behaviour can't be excluded when making an in depth video about animals, in my opinion. That said, I have and will be making an effort to keep the images used and information given as appropriate as possible. Hope that answers your question. Have a great weekend!

[@billyr2904]

@@Textbooktravel saying what is acceptable and not acceptable, is just a human thing after all. Also, why do so many people commonly call homoo sapiens human beings? For me it makes no sense because, we don't call dogs 'dog beings' or sharks 'shark beings', see what I mean? Putting being at the end of human is unnecessary and makes no sense!