Thomson is a village along Illinois Route 84 near the Mississippi River in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, up from 559 at the 2000 census. Just north of the village is the Thomson Correctional Center, a mostly-unused maximum security state prison. Thomson is known for watermelons, and it has the nickname Melon Capital of the World..
The proboscis monkey is assessed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and listed in Appendix I of CITES. Its total population has decreased by more than 50% in the past 36â40 years to 2008 due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas.he proboscis monkey is a large species, being one of the largest monkey species native to Asia. Only the Tibetan macaque and a few of the gray langurs can rival its size.
It may seem hard to believe, but male proboscis monkeys use their fleshy, pendulous noses to attract mates. Scientists think these outsize organs create an echo chamber that amplifies the monkeyâs call, impressing females and intimidating rival males.Proboscis monkeys are endemic to the jungles of Borneo, never straying far from the islandâs rivers, coastal mangroves, and swamps.They are a highly arboreal species and will venture onto land only occasionally to search for food.cientists think these outsize organs create an echo chamber that amplifies the monkeyâs call, impressing females and intimidating rival males. Proboscis monkeys are endemic to the jungles of Borneo, never straying far from the islandâs rivers, coastal mangroves, and swamps.