The Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom

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At the edge of the forest lives one grumpy mouse. He’s the GRUMBLIEST and GROUCHIEST mouse for miles around. Until he meets a little lost badger, who desperately needs his help. A heartwarming tale about the happiness that comes from making friends. Monkeys, like many primates, use sexual swellings to indicate fertility. The increased hormonal activity around the genitals during ovulation causes the skin to turn pink, a phenomenon known as tumescence. The Science Behind The Monkey Butt Vibrant Coloration? To understand how photons move through a complex tissue like skin, lets compare a red photon with a blue photon as it hits two tissue layers. Tissue “A” is on top, and Tissue “B” is underneath. If layers A and B were both white (like milk), they would reflect red and blue photons equally and you would see both colors. Pourquoi” tales are, of course, intended to explain the origins of real life animals. This story has, very neatly, chosen to include both familiar, and unfamiliar, animals. Children will very probably already know that zebras have stripes, and giraffes a sort of square pattern, but will they have heard of a spectacled bear? Or our hero, the mandrill monkey, with his red and blue face? 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. All specimens were collected after death, either at the hands of local hunters or, in one case, by crowned eagles.

Unlike many monkeys with blue butts, monkeys with red butts are mostly females. Also, monkeys with red butts are relatively common like monkeys with blue butts. But, again, the reason seems closely tied to mating. Females use their red butts to signal males when they’re in heat and ready to mate. So let’s look at the red-butt vs blue-butt monkeys. Red-Butt Baboons Male baboons have red butts that primatologists believe help to attract females and warn off predators. Steve Smallman lives in Staffordshire with his wife, two dogs and two cats. He has four children and a grandchild. Steve has been illustrating children’s books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. He also teaches illustration workshops in schools, including mural-painting. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). When he’s not working, Steve enjoys films, television, gardening and walking in the countryside. To start viewing posts, select the forum that you wish to visit from the selection below. Guests can only see limited areas. To view the whole Forum and member areas you must register first. It is well worth joining us, there is so much more once inside. Pourquoi stories” are ones which give explanations for the origins of animals, and also some of their characteristics. They are present in many different cultures, and are often now told to entertain. This one fits the bill perfectly. Just why is it that some monkeys have startlingly coloured faces - and rear ends? This book offers an explanation why.

Bear was friendly, Bear was sweet, The nicest bear you'd ever meet! With little paws and little feet, And a very BIG bear bottom! Poor Bear! His bottom is causing chaos... Bump! Crash! Splat! Soon Bear is in great big trouble! Can he ever make it up to his friends? Mandrills are large primates closely related to the baboon. These animals inhabit the tropical forests of Africa and are monkeys with blue butts. Additionally, the mandrill is the largest non-ape primate. It is arguably the most colorful, with a trademark bright red and blue face and a very bright and colorful butt. These are secondary sexual characteristics, present in both sexes but much more vibrant in males. Scientists believe that they use this feature to attract mates and intimidate rivals. Red butts in monkeys and other primates serve various purposes, including indicating fertility and social status. It’s fascinating that some monkeys have more vibrant and colorful butts than others. While some, like the mandrills, have multicolored bums, others, like the Celebes crested macaque, have outrageously swollen and bright red butts. Five bored vikings went out hiking, Looking for adventure, for something bold and new. So they thought they’d hunt a dragon, and then tie it to their wagon, Take it home and chop it up to make a dragon stew!’ But when the Vikings find their dragon, they get a great, BIG surprise!

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