Leaf-eating monkeys
What allows red-shanked doucs to digest tough leaves?
The answer
A multi-chambered stomach
Like other leaf monkeys, doucs use a chambered stomach and helpful microbes to ferment foliage.
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Newly known monkeys
The kipunji monkey was first scientifically reported from which country?
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The lesula monkey was scientifically described from which African country?
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