the punch of the proboscis monkey isn't just a symptom of overindulgence like cows the animal's expanded stomach contains bacteria which ferments the food and breaks down cellulose from the bitter leaves

hunting isn't the only threat to the proboscis monkey they're usually alert to the stealth of the giant monitor but these lizards feed on meat and have been known to snap up primates feeding in the mangrove shallows

the coastal swamp forests and rivers of the legendary island of Borneo

the big male's display will be short-lived more often than not the coup will be bloodless with the aard male relegated to the edge of the forest

there are believed to be fewer than 7,000 proboscis monkeys left on the island of Borneo isolated pockets exist across the Malaysian govern states of sabba and Sarawak

the things that are needed for them to have a future is parly expanding these protected areas which the governments are working on

the other thing that needs to be done broadly is education across the board more people worldwide not just here need to learn to see the value of something like a barus monkey

while the survival of many species is today largely dependent on captive breeding programs a similar project for the prascus monkey would be out of the question

protecting such primates is a difficult task despite its high ranking on borneo's protected listing but even with a clamp down on hunting the boscus monke monkey has a battle on its hands

Dr Liz Bennett is doing her bit to make sure the prosus monkey doesn't join the growing list of species consigned to obscurity

if unique animals like the prosus monkey are to survive we need to allow them space in what was until recently their own habitat