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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> Task Group Conducted 10-year<br />

Research <strong>of</strong> Golden-monkey<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=75963322<br />

At <strong>PKU</strong>'s department <strong>of</strong> psychology, there is a task group on research <strong>of</strong><br />

golden-monkey, led by pr<strong>of</strong>essor Su Yanjie. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Su explained that the<br />

research <strong>of</strong> golden-monkey is derived from their interest in human. So the research<br />

about the social behavior <strong>of</strong> golden-monkey may help people understand the<br />

evolvement <strong>of</strong> the ability <strong>of</strong> human wise, and it can help us to know the human<br />

being‘s status in the whole nature, and make us know ourselves better.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Su Yanjie and the research group entered Shennongjia in 1991, and<br />

began the long-term observation <strong>of</strong> the wild Chuan golden-monkey. From 1991 to<br />

1995, among the golden-monkey groups they observed in Shennongjia, the biggest<br />

has more than 300 golden-monkeys, while the smallest has more than 90<br />

golden-monkeys. The golden-monkey is very beautiful: it has bright and dark eyes,<br />

turn-up nose and light blue face. Besides, it has fair-sounding voice, and their move<br />

is well-regulated, pr<strong>of</strong>essor Su said.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Su also said that, through the 10 years‘ research, the task group gets more<br />

understanding about the group structure <strong>of</strong> Chuan golden-monkey. Although many<br />

details and mechanism still need further discussion, the actual data has shown lots<br />

<strong>of</strong> revelation. From the result <strong>of</strong> the observation, the task group confers that the<br />

Chuan golden-monkeys‘ group structure is an organization, which consists at least<br />

three parts.<br />

Inevitably, the task group encountered many difficulties. The first is the shortage <strong>of</strong><br />

fund and researchers. The second is the development <strong>of</strong> the tourism in Shennongjia.<br />

The tourists‘ visit is changing the environment <strong>of</strong> the golden-monkey day by day, and<br />

makes the golden-monkeys have to change their living field accordingly, which leads<br />

more difficulties to the task group and the researchers have to go to much further<br />

places to find the golden-monkeys.<br />

Edited By : Hu Xianhong<br />

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