When it comes to the animal kingdom, bigger is better. Well, at least for proboscis monkeys, famously known for their long, large and droopy noses. Researchers have provided a world-first explanation ...

Is big beautiful? In the case of the male proboscis monkey, it appears to be all in the nose. In new research published in Science Advances, an international team has found evidence supporting both ...

You’ve heard the saying: Size matters. Of course, it depends on what you’re talking about — and whom you’re talking to. But for male proboscis monkeys from Malaysia, it turns out that having a bigger ...

When it comes to attracting a mate, it seems size really does matter. A new study of proboscis monkeys in Malaysia, published in the journal Science Advances, has found that males with the biggest ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Comfortably established and drinking hot tea last week in the San Diego Zoo were a pair of proboscis monkeys from Borneo. Roxanne, the female, looks like an ordinary monkey, but Cyrano, the male, has ...

When it comes to the animal kingdom, bigger is better. Well, at least for proboscis monkeys, famously known for their long, large and droopy noses. Researchers from The Australian National University ...