China’s rare golden monkeys debut in European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’
With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces, and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to confuse China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys with any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the frigid mountains of central China, have recently joined the country’s famous pandas as furry envoys to Europe’s…