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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Primates in Trouble, Says Report on 25 Rarest


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Estimated to number less than 300, Vietnam's Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is among the world's 25 most endangered primate species, according to a new report. The report says that 29 percent of all primate species are in danger of going extinct.

Photograph copyright Tilo Nader, courtesy Conservation International