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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Malaysia’s ‘mystery hybrid monkey’ could be result of habitat loss

A female silver langur (Trachypithecus cristatus), mystery hybrid monkey holding an infant, and male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
A female silver langur (Trachypithecus cristatus), mystery hybrid monkey holding an infant, and male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus). Composite: Nicole Lee/Robert Harding/Nature Picture Library/Alamy

The emergence of a “mystery monkey”, believed to be a rare hybrid of two distantly related primates, highlights the importance of protecting habit connectivity, according to a researcher who studied the animal.

The female monkey first attracted attention in 2017, when photographs taken of it along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysia, were uploaded to social media wildlife photography groups.

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