VISITORS to the Singapore Zoo will now get a chance to see how proboscis monkeys live together with other animals, such as rhinoceros, hornbills and barking deer.

Six of these male monkeys, which are endangered species characterised by their pendulous noses, will be housed in a new habitat simulating their natural environment in Borneo.

The 515 sqm new enclosure will provide the space for the active primates to explore, as though they were in the mangroves and rainforests of Borneo.

The proboscis monkeys at the Singapore Zoo, totalling 17, are the largest breeding group outside of its range country.