Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys frolic in the snow in SW China

Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys hug in the snow in the woods in Pingwu county, Mianyang city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Photo/Hu Yu)

Recently, Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys, which are under first-class state protection, frolicked in the snow in the woods in Pingwu county, Mianyang city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys are endemic to China. The largest number of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys live in Sichuan province, the largest habitat of this rare animal. There are approximately 10,000 Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys in the Minshan and Qionglai mountain ranges.