My 4 year old brings it to me weekly as one of our nightly books and my preschool class got quite the giggle when I read it for our lesson about mandrills. Pourquoi stories” are ones which give explanations for the origins of animals, and also some of their characteristics. The challenge now is to make the Lesula an iconic species that carries the message for conservation for all of Congo’s endangered fauna,” says John Hart.

They were even more amazed when I showed them pictures on line of mandrils which this is about and that they are actually real. The Rhesus Macaque, also known as the red bottom monkey, is a species of Old World monkey native to Asia. When the animals wake up they're not all entirely pleased about their new outfits, so they take revenge on monkey by painting his face and rear end in red and blue so he looks ridiculous. YALE (US) — Scientists have found a new monkey species in remote central Congo, where bush meat hunting and habitat loss threaten their survival. And if we’re finding new species of primates, then who knows how many new species of small mammals or lizards or insects, just to name a few, might be out there.The Lesula ( Cercopithecus lomamiensis) seems to have escaped previous scientific notice because of its remote habitat, which was largely unexplored by professional biologists until recently.

In fact, there are several different species of monkeys with red or blue butts, and they live all over the world.In addition, male vervet monkeys have blue scrotum and nether regions that turn pale blue, turquoise, or white in adulthood. The challenge for conservation now in Congo is to intervene before losses become definitive," say John and Terese Hart, who led the investigation team, in tinned quotes. Through the Harts, the Peabody has acquired several Lesula specimens that were essential for the genetic and anatomical studies, says Sargis, who also is curator of the Peabody’s mammalogy collections. In un tempo molto lontano, una scimmia annoiata trova per fatalità un set di colori e decide di colorare gli animali grigi della foresta (non mi spiego perché la scimmia sia allora marrone.

It is arguably the most colorful, with a trademark bright red and blue face and a very bright and colorful butt. Mandrills are monkeys with blue butts that they use to attract mates, scare predators, and regulate their body temperature. Like all of Congo’s remaining large mammals, these species are threatened by uncontrolled commercial bush meat hunting and habitat loss. In the beginning, when the world was new, a monkey was admiring all the brilliantly hued birds flying about.In this rhyming book the answers to the colors of the some of the animals we are all familiar with is explained with some wonderful illustrations. It has a pink face, golden throat, massive whiskers and a vertical white stripe up its nose, which gives it some resemblance to the already well known owl-faced monkey. Altogether this is an hilarious book, which provides a perfect opportunity to kick off some genuine amazement at our wonderful natural world.