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Phayre’s Leaf Monkey: The Primate with Spectacles

What has spectacles, a tail, and swings along high tree canopies? Meet the Phayre’s leaf monkey — a striking white ring around its dark, inquisitive eyes, makes it seem like it is wearing a pair of glasses
Film by: Sustain Team
Updated   July 25, 2025
Film by: Sustain Team
Updated   July 25, 2025
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What has spectacles, a tail, and swings along high tree canopies? Meet the Phayre’s leaf monkey — a striking white ring around its dark, inquisitive eyes, makes it seem like it is wearing a pair of glasses


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