| Swimming Monkey | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Natopithecus ranapes | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Simian | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Non-Sapient | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | Africa | ||
| Habitat | Amphibious | ||
| Diet | Piscivorous | ||
| Locomotion | Swimming | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | After Man | ||
| Created by | Dougal Dixon | ||
| Designed by | Dougal Dixon | ||
The Swimming Monkey (Natopithecus ranapes) is an amphibious African primate from the world of 50 million years in the future. It is a descendant of the modern-day swamp monkeys (Allenopithecus nigroviridis).
Biology[]
As their name indicates, Swimming Monkeys live by riverside trees and sustain themselves with a mostly piscivorous diet. Their feet are webbed, while the hands possess claws to help them catch fish. As they have lost their tail in evolution, they now swim in a manner reminiscent of a frog.
Appearances[]
- After Man: A Zoology of the Future, by Dougal Dixon (1981)