Elvis Lives – As A Monkey In Myanmar

“Elvis lives – as a monkey in Burma” is the translation of the headline of an article in today’s issue of a German-language daily newspaper. A search in the English-language press does not go that far but news articles based on a WWF report liken the monkey’s hairstyle to that of Elvis, the King of Rock’n’Roll. One example:

… Then there is a black and white snub-nosed monkey whose head sports an Elvis-like hairstyle, found in Myanmar's mountainous Kachin state. Locals say the animal can be spotted with its head between its knees in rainy weather as it tries to keep rain from running into its upturned nose…

WWF report: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fassets.panda.org%2Fdownloads%2Fgreater_mekong_species_report_web_ready_version_nov_14_2011_1.pdf&ei=_r7lTvrxG6eg4gSEuPisBQ&usg=AFQjCNGBtD1juX8VNIgQhH7I7smim2ZK8w&sig2=QpIVcaoWiBXmDyzADq3W-A

The WWF report is about the discovery of hitherto undocumented species of flora and fauna in the Mekong region and the concern that many rare species may become extinct if insufficient efforts are made to preserve them.

"Mekong governments have to stop thinking about biodiversity protection as a cost and recognise it as an investment to ensure long-term stability," says Chapman [Conservation Director of WWF Greater Mekong].