"Mini-Rock Monkey" popular experts say that the approval of monkeys is very strict

“The cute and lovely rock monkeys are said to have grown up in the size of the Coke bottle.” Recently, a photo of a mini monkey drinking beverages became popular online, and many netizens expressed their desire to buy pet monkeys. Regarding the so-called "Japanese pocket stone monkey", Li Ming, an animal expert of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that neither China nor Japan has this species. The gardening and greening department in Beijing stated that the procedures for handling monkeys' domestication and breeding licenses are extremely strict and it is recommended that the public carefully consider them.

Mini "Goku" popular network

Recently, a miniature monkey wearing a red-and-yellow hoodie, caught a picture of a straw sucking a drink on the table for a while and became popular online (see photo). The owner of the monkey, Mr. Wang, said on Weibo that its name is Wukong. It was a pocket stone monkey that a friend bought from Japan a month ago at a price of 15,000 yuan. “It’s just two years ago. Month, but even after adulthood, there is only one Coke bottle size.” Users have exclaimed so cute that they wanted to raise a pocket monkey. However, some netizens said that the imitative power of rock monkeys is very high. “Sometimes they open the gas valve themselves. , playing with a lighter." It's very troublesome to raise.

When the reporter searched the Internet, he discovered that there were indeed a lot of information on the transfer and sale of "Japanese pocket stone monkeys." Prices ranged from 8,000 yuan to 26,000 yuan. However, when the reporter consulted at the pet booth of the Birds & Worms Market in Zizhuqiao New Guanyuan, many bosses repeatedly waved their hands after hearing the reporter’s wish to buy a pet monkey. “It has not been sold. It is illegal.” one owner told According to the reporter, the monkey is a state protected animal and will not be sold at all. Once it is found, it will be fined. He said that there are indeed people in the market who are asking about buying monkeys. "I don't know if there are any private buyers of monkeys, and they haven't sold them in the market anyway."

"Pocket Monkey" originated as a mystery

Is "Japanese Pocket Rock Monkey" Really Long Growing? Can you keep it in the country? The reporter interviewed Li Ming, head of the primate ecology research group at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. According to the identification of the monkey photo, Dr. Li said that from the appearance, the monkey should be a monkey monkey of the macaque animal, but it is impossible to determine which one is specific. "Japanese monkeys only have Japanese macaques. There are many different types of monkeys, but there is no such thing as 'small pocket monkeys.' As far as I know, China does not have any." According to Dr. Li, if it is a new hybrid, cloned Variety, may be smaller than normal size, "but not to the size of the Coke bottle."

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Monkey Approved

The public must be careful

Because of the different types of monkeys, they belong to the national first-level or second-level protected animals, and the forestry department has very strict approval for individual monkeys. According to the staff of the City Hall Landscaping Bureau Service Hall, citizens need to purchase farms with legal certificates and issue monkeys' legal source certificates and epidemic prevention certificates before they can apply for domestication and breeding licenses. "The flexibility and aggression of the monkeys are large, not only to the home environment of the proprietors, but also to the lives of other people around them." The staff advised the public to be cautious when making decisions to keep monkeys.

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