Group Members: Bliss Montemayor, Serena Luu, Vanessa Nuanes
- Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys are endemic to the mountainous forests of central and Southwest China.
- Males have long canines and have golden guard hairs. They have light blue faces (that does not mean they're lacking oxygen).
- The females look alike except their nipples are easily visible. Subadult females are usually smaller in size.
- Juveniles are quite small and their body is a light brown and turns reddish gold gradually.
- Infants appear white in the sunlight and are a light brown color.
- Newborns are light gray to dark.
- Sex cannot be determined until the Golden Monkeys are subadults (3 to 4 years of age)
- They are found in temperature forests on mountains in four provinces in China: Gansue, Shaanxi, and Hubei
- Their home range changes depending on availability of food
- They live in multi-tier societies that consists of one adult male as the head and a number of females and their offspring
- Males are less social than the females, spending time alone at times to rest.
- Females often form close relationships with other females
- Protecting young offspring is a group effort, as the females often help each other to care for the young
- If there is danger, the young are in the center of a circle of females and the males go to the place where the danger is to check it out
- They usually sleep closer to the ground to stay warm and away from the cold and wind that comes with sleeping higher up
- Females are sexually mature at 5 years old
- Males are sexually mature at around 5-7 years old
- Mating occurs throughout the year but peaks in October
- These monkeys eat lichens, young leaves, fruits or seeds, buds, mature leaves, herbs, bark, and flowers
- Their diet changes throughout the seasons and shows great correlation with food distribution on land
- The golden monkey is endangered due to habitat lost
- Lichens are their biggest food source and dead trees have the greatest lichen coverage.
