There are more than 300 monkey animals around the world. Although they are all primates, there will be relatively large differences between different monkeys. For example, different types of monkeys may have relatively large differences in body shapes. There may also be some new monkey species that have not been discovered by humans on Earth. According to a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists have discovered a new marmoset species in the Brazilian Amazon region. In addition to the known monkey species, there are also some mysterious monkeys. These monkeys are not just some kind of monkey, but hybrid monkeys. Scientists once discovered a mysterious hybrid monkey in the forests of Borneo, Malaysia. Although the discovery of new monkey species will enrich the diversity of Earth species , scientists are deeply worried after discovering hybrid monkeys.
"Mysterious Hybrid Monkey"
5 years ago, someone found a mysterious monkey in the forest in Borneo, Malaysia, and took photos of this weird-looking monkey. The news then reached the scientists, so the scientists began to collect information and photos of the monkey. After identification, it was confirmed that the mysterious monkey was a new species that had never existed on the earth. At first, scientists didn’t know whether this mysterious monkey exists in the earth itself, but we haven’t discovered it before? Or are the offspring produced by the cross between monkeys of different species?
Later confirmed that this mysterious monkey was a hybrid monkey, born after the cross between two different species, proboscis monkey and silver langur . A few years later, when scientists arrived at the site to study the monkey, they found that the hybrid monkey was feeding a cub. This is incredible. Proboscis monkey and silver langur monkey are two different species of monkeys. Logically speaking, the offspring born from hybrids should be infertile, but this mysterious hybrid monkey is in the breastfeeding stage and has given birth to a baby.
proboscis monkeys and silver langurs are both very typical primates. For example, the stomach of silver langurs is similar to that of cattle ruminants . It is the only species in the world that does not belong to the ruminant suborder but can ruminate. It is precisely because the stomach of silver langurs is powerful that they can digest those leaves rich in cellulose. Not only that, some microorganisms in the stomach of silver langur monkeys can even "detoxify". If the proboscis monkey eats some toxic things, some microorganisms in the stomach of silver langur monkeys will decompose certain toxins, thereby protecting the proboscis monkeys. This discovery of
deeply shocked biologists that offspring produced by monkeys of different species actually have the ability to reproduce. At the same time, scientists are deeply worried because the birth of this hybrid monkey is ultimately caused by human influence. Researchers said that due to the massive expansion of the palm oil industry, local forest vegetation has been severely damaged, and the habitat of these primates has also been severely reduced, at least 40%. In the case of severe damage to habitats, these primates of different species not only face competition in food and territory, but also in competition in mating rights.
Because the size of proboscis monkeys and silver langurs is large, the size of male proboscis monkeys is larger than that of male silver langurs. In this regard, male proboscis monkeys have greater advantages. In the face of many problems, larger proboscis monkeys not only compete for the territory and food of silver langurs, but also rob the mates of relatively small male silver langurs. The result is the birth of mysterious hybrid monkeys. From this point of view, humans can be said to be the "culprit".
Because cross-species hybridization is very rare, let alone offspring can reproduce normally, scientists are worried, and they also have a strong interest in hopes of conducting a deeper study of this monkey or this group of monkeys to understand the situation of these primates.
bird hybrid
Scarlet Tangerine is mainly distributed in North America, while the rose-breasted white spotted finfinches are relatively complicated. They will nurture offspring in the cold temperate zone of North America and will migrate to tropical America when winter comes. As early as 10 million years ago, the pedigrees of these two birds had diverged and lived in different places. Logically, they would not directly communicate or even give birth to love crystallization. But scientists discovered that these two birds actually formed a "husband and wife" and also gave birth to a descendant.
According to a study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, birdwatcher Stephen Gosser found a female rose-breasted white spotted finfly with a male scarlet Tangerine in western Pennsylvania, USA, and also found a young bird. At the beginning, we actually did not fully confirm that the young bird was their hybrid offspring, and it might be that they both raised the young bird together.
Then the research team caught the young bird and collected blood samples from the young bird. Through analysis and comparison of the blood samples, the researchers finally confirmed that this was the young bird produced by hybrids. The researchers said that it might be the scarlet Tangerine who made a sound that attracted the rose-breasted white spotted finfin, and then they "loved each other" and gave birth to a baby, the first similar hybrid recorded in the history of ornithology.
