The Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom

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The latter were conducted at the Peabody by Sargis and co-author Chris Gilbert, a former Yale postdoctoral fellow who is now a professor at Hunter College-CUNY.

YALE (US) — Scientists have found a new monkey species in remote central Congo, where bush meat hunting and habitat loss threaten their survival.All specimens were collected after death, either at the hands of local hunters or, in one case, by crowned eagles. He paints a leopard bright yellow with black spots; he puts brown squares on a giraffe, a white stripe on a skunk, and white circles around a bear's eyes.

It is comparable in extent to the buttocks and genital patch displayed in adult male mandrills ( Mandrillus sphinx). Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). I've got 4 great children and although they're all adults now, my memories of them growing up inspire and inform my writing.

She didn't like taking baths, so reading this story and having the bath crayons got her into the tub to wash her bottom! Little Tiger Press picture book and CD sets are a great aid to improving reading skills and are perfect for bedtime, for journeys in the car or for listening together. When the mischievous monkey discovers a paintbox, he has a brilliant idea, but things don’t go quite as Monkey has planned . Through the Harts, the Peabody has acquired several Lesula specimens that were essential for the genetic and anatomical studies, says Sargis, who also is curator of the Peabody’s mammalogy collections.

Some primatologists speculate that this primate’s blue bottom is also valuable for attracting mates. A few years ago I was main illustrator for Longman's 'Story Street' reading scheme, illustrating 79 titles and writing 5. I've been writing children's books for about 6 years and have already had several picture books published with more in development.

It's a fun story, but to be on the safe side I'd keep it as a display book for storytime, not as one to read alound (though it would be good for that for a family or group who are alright with the butt talk). It transpired that the unusual monkey was well known to local people, but had never before been catalogued by scientists. I can guarantee that they will giggle whenever they hear the word “bum” or see the monkey’s bright blue bottom. A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in Africa: and boffins say that it has an "extensive" bright blue bottom which rivals that of the largest and most colourful known monkeys on Earth.