What kind of animal is a Langur?
"a relative lack of infants and juveniles. The relative death of infants and juveniles indicate a declining population and with the habitat being degraded by human activity. A fragmented but protected population in a rubber plantation in Nayakgaon, Kokrajhar district of Assam increased in population from 38 individuals in 1997 to 52 in 2002. The population has also adapted to feeding on dry rubber seeds. It is also found in kakoijana reserved forest. Gee's golden langur Gee's golden langur (""Trachypithecus geei""), or simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India"
"maps so far are Choudhury (2002) and Choudhury (2008) For the most part, the langur is confined to high trees where its long tail serves as a balancer when it leaps across branches. During the rainy season it obtains water from dew and rain drenched leaves. Its diet is herbivorous, consisting of ripe and unripe fruits, mature and young leaves, seeds, buds and flowers. It generally lives in troops of about 8 (but sometimes up to 50) with several females to each adult male. The smallest golden langur troop was composed of four individuals, while the largest had 22, giving"
"usually give birth to a single baby every 2–3 years, which becomes mature at 4–6 years old. Langurs have an average life expectancy of 25 years. The environment provides an arborous and terrestrial habitat for langurs as well as well as meeting the needs of their folivorous diet. Food mainly consists of leaves, but also fresh shoots, flowers, bark, and some fruits. The leaves make up over 70% of the langur's diet. The Cat Ba langur is considered to be one of ""The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates and is assumed to have declined by 80% over the last three"
"for roadside performances. However, some religious groups use langurs as food and medicine, and parts of gray langurs are sometimes kept as amulets for good luck. Because of their sacred status and their less aggressive behavior compared to other primates, langurs are generally not considered pests in many parts of India. Nevertheless, secularization seems to have somewhat changed such attitudes. Langurs will raid crops and steal food from houses, and this causes people to persecute them. While people may feed them in temples, they do not extend such care to monkeys at their homes. Langurs stealing and biting people to"
"was the French Consul at Lungchow in southern China. François' langur is a medium-sized primate with black, silky hair. It has very distinct white sideburns that grow down from its ears to the corners of its cheeks. A morphological specialization of François' langur is its complex stomach, made up of four separate chambers. This is a necessary adaptation for the digestion of its folivorous diet. This species shows sexual dimorphism in its size. Males have a head-body length of , while females are only in length. Males likewise have longer tails of compared to the for females. Males are significantly"
"Capped langur The capped langur (""Trachypithecus pileatus"") is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. They are arboreal and gregarious by nature. A herd of capped langur consists of 2 to 14 langurs led by a brawny male langur. They are herbivorous, ingesting leaves, twigs, buds and fruits. There are four recognized subspecies of this lutung: A study of their diet in winter found that they spend nearly 40% of the day time feeding on"
"leaves, flowers and fruits. Leaves contributed nearly 60% of the diet and they foraged on as many as 43 different plant species. Capped langur The capped langur (""Trachypithecus pileatus"") is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. They are arboreal and gregarious by nature. A herd of capped langur consists of 2 to 14 langurs led by a brawny male langur. They are herbivorous, ingesting leaves, twigs, buds and fruits. There are four recognized subspecies"
"langurs have their tail tips looping towards their head during a casual walk whereas all south Indian and Sri Lankan gray langurs have an inverted ""U"" shape or a ""S"" tail carriage pattern. There are also significant variations in the size depending on the sex, with the male always larger than the female. The head-and-body length is from . Their tails, at are never longer than their bodies. Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. At , the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur. The larger gray langurs"
"langur and Shortridge's langur, which are collectively categorized as lutungs and the Nepal gray langur, which is considered a true langur. All of these species are endangered. Lutungs, also called leaf monkeys, have relatively short arms, longer legs and long tails along with a hood of hair above their eyes. François' langur is found only in southwest China and northern Vietnam. The range of the white-headed langur is much smaller—only in southern Guangxi and Cát Bà Island in Vietnam. Phayre's leaf monkey is native to Yunnan and a larger swath of Indochina. The capped and Shortridge's langurs live along the"
"– A pale yellow coloured langur is common in the adjoining district of Goalpara (Assam). Jerdon reported one from Terai, the adjacent district on the (west) side, which Blanford suggested might be ""P. entellus""."" At around the time of India's independence in 1947 a number of other sightings were reported. In February 1947, in the Forest Rest House visitor's book in Raimona, a few miles south of Jamduar, C. G. Baron reported seeing some langurs whose ""whole body and tail is one colour – a light silvery-gold, somewhat like the hair of a blonde."" A year later, back in Jamduar,"
"the leaves are curved throughout, like two connected ovals. The leaves have a soft velvet-like texture. Rare animals in the area are rhinoceros, agile gibbons, tapirs, and Sumatran serows. The most important animal is the spectacled langur that inhabits Southeast Asia in the south of Myanmar and Thailand all the way to Malaysia and some islands. It lives on high mountains and in deep jungles in groups of around 30-40. The strongest male is the leader. The langur is usually shy, afraid of humans and not aggressive like monkeys. Apart from the spectacled langur, there are three other types in"
"Delacour's langur The Delacour's langur, or Delacour's lutung, (""Trachypithecus delacouri"") is a critically endangered species of lutung endemic to northern Vietnam. It is considered to be one of the world's most endangered primate species. It is named for French-American ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour. Delacour's langur is somewhat larger than its two closest relatives, François' langur and the Laotian langur, but in other respects has a similar appearance. Adults measure from in head-body length, with a tail long. Males weigh between , while the females are slightly smaller, weighing between . Their fur is predominantly black, with white markings on the"
"are rivals for the largest species of monkey found in Asia. The average weight of gray langurs is in the males and in the females. Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap horizontally and in descending. Traditionally, only ""Semnopithecus entellus"" was recognized as a species, the remainder all being treated as subspecies. In 2001, it was proposed that seven species should be recognized, with the majority considered monotypic. This"
"(see Bateman's principle for discussion of this asymmetry). Hanuman langurs (or gray langurs) are Old World monkeys found in India. They are a social animal, living in groups that consist of a single dominant male and multiple females. The dominant male has a reproductive monopoly within the group, which causes sub-ordinate males to have a much lower fitness value in comparison. To gain the opportunity to reproduce, sub-ordinate males try to take over the dominant role within a group, usually resulting in an aggressive struggle with the existing dominant male. If successful in overthrowing the previous male, unrelated infants of"
"distinguishes the genus from the ""true"" langurs of the Indian subcontinent. Lutungs have a rather slim build with a long tail. The fur color varies, depending on the species, from black and grey to orange yellow. Many species have skin designs and a brighter lower surface, the hair on the head is often compared to a hood. Their arms are very short in comparison to the feet and their thumbs are also somewhat shorter. The inner surfaces of the hands and feet are hairless so that their fur does not get caught when reaching into branches. These animals reach a"
"species of pheasants and raptors are among the more charismatic species that can be easily seen. As for wild mammals, leopards transit the area from time to time; their prey are mainly dogs, including strays from Landour-Mussoorie and the neighboring villages. Also present are some jackals, barking deer (muntjac), goral (goat-antelope) and the secretive sloth bear. Among smaller mammals, yellow-throated martens, civets, jungle cats, and Himalayan weasels are seen, and the occasional flying squirrel. Pesky rhesus macaques and Hanuman langurs are as present in Landour as anywhere. Poaching has severely reduced the numbers of the larger wild mammals, though the"
"trees where the primates can jump from. In the wild colobus monkeys use their long tails for balance as they jump from tree to tree. Each exhibit also has water features. The capuchin troop moved to another zoo to be a part of a breeding program. The zoo was then left with an empty exhibit. The exhibit was determined to be a suitable exhibit for endangered langurs. The zoo then received two female Hanuman Langurs. These were two out of the four Hanuman langurs in U.S. AZA-accredited zoos. Then in 2010, the zoo received Isaac, another rare langur. Isaac was"
"of langurs, but they are still hunted in some parts of the country. Enforcement of these laws has proven to be difficult and it seems most people are unaware of their protection. Populations are also threatened by mining, forest fires and deforestation for wood. Langurs can be found near roads and can become victims of automobile accidents. This happens even in protected areas, with deaths by automobile collisions making nearly a quarter of mortality in Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India. Langurs are considered sacred in the Hindu religion and are sometimes kept for religious purposes by Hindu priests and"
"Javan lutung The Javan lutung (""Trachypithecus auratus""), also known as the ebony lutung and Javan langur, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It is most commonly glossy black with a brownish tinge to its legs, sides, and ""sideburns"". It is found on and endemic to the island of Java, as well as on several of the surrounding Indonesian islands. The Latin word ""auratus"" in its scientific name means ""golden"", and refers to a less common color variant. Note that the common name golden langur is used for a different species. Like all langurs, this species' tail is"
"of langurs and the other of the ""odd-nosed"" species, but are inconsistent as to the relationships of the gray langurs; some studies suggest that the gray langurs are not closely related to either of these groups, while others place them firmly within the langur group. Colobines are medium-sized primates with long tails (except for the pig tailed langur) and diverse colorations. The coloring of nearly all young animals differs remarkably from that of the adults. Most species are arboreal, although some live a more terrestrial life. They are found in many different habitats of different climate zones (rain forests, mangroves,"
"Tingo, the main character from ""Sesame English"", is a ring tailed lemur. Ring-tailed lemur The ring-tailed lemur (""Lemur catta"") is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy as ' (, spelled ' in French) or """", it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most"
"Leoger The leoger is a Panthera hybrid between a female tiger and a male leopard. It is closely related to a tigard. Leogers have always been recorded to be stillborn. This is probably due to either to growth dysplasia or some incompatibility of the fetus leoger with the womb of the tigress. Leoger have supposedly appeared many times. Frederick Codrington Hicks recorded that the weight of these creatures varied from 50 to the weight of a tigress. In addition, in September 1965, a leoger skin was supposedly put on sale. There are some more documentations of the leoger, but most"
"Liger The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (""Panthera leo"") and a female tiger (""Panthera tigris""). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid tigon, and is the largest of all known extant felines. They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons. The history of lion-tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate"
"lowering the tail, and presenting their anogenital regions. Such solicitations do not always lead to copulation. When langurs mate, they are sometimes disrupted by other group members. Females have even been recorded mounting other females. The gestation period of gray langur lasts around 200 days, at least at Jodhpur, India. In some areas, reproduction is year-around. Year-round reproduction appears to occur in populations that capitalize on human-made foods. Other populations have seasonal reproduction. Infanticide is common among gray langurs. Most infanticidal langurs are males that have recently immigrated to a group and driven out the prior male. These males only"
"Limer A limer, or lymer , was a kind of dog, a scenthound, used on a leash in Medieval times to find large game before it was hunted down by the pack. It was sometimes known as a lyam hound/dog or lime-hound, from the Middle English word ""lyam"" meaning 'leash'. The French cognate limier has sometimes been used for the dogs in English as well. The type is not to be confused with the bandog, which was also a dog controlled by a leash, typically a chain, but was a watchdog or guard dog. In Medieval hunting in France and"
"Sangai The sangai () is an endemic and endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. Its common English name is Manipur brow-antlered deer or Eld's deer and the scientific name is ""Rucervus eldii eldii"". Its original natural habitat is the floating marshy grasslands of the Keibul Lamjao National Park, located in the southern parts of the Loktak Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake in eastern India. The film ""The Return of Sangai"" (Manipuri Film: ""Sangai Hallakpa"" ) made by the Manipur Forest Department gives a deep insight of"
"include spider webs, termite mounds and insect larvae. They forage on agricultural crops and other human foods, and even accept handouts. Although they occasionally drink, langurs get most of their water from the moisture in their food. Gray langurs exist in three types of groups: All-male groups tend to be the smallest of the groups and can consist of adults, subadults, and juveniles. Some populations have only multiple-male groups as mixed sex groups, while others have only one-male groups as mixed sexed groups. Some evidence suggests multiple-male groups are temporary and exist only after a takeover, and subsequently split into"
"the most revered animal in Bhutan, are estimated to number about 100 and are mostly in this national park and the neighbouring Manas National Park in India The world's rarest monkeys, the golden langur, which flourish in dense forests, ""with its long tail with a tassel at the end, are found both in Bhutan and India, in the two reserved forest sanctuaries. These monkeys found in groups have no hair on their black face but have generous golden ruff on their body. They are found in large numbers – 180 in India and 1200 in Bhutan, as per counts made"
"Recently mentioned in ""The Jumbies"" by Tracey Baptiste Lagahoo In the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago the Lagahoo, Ligahoo or Lugarhou is a mythical shapeshifting monster. It is cousin to the French ""loup-garou"" and the Germanic ""werewolf"", yet not restricted to the form of a wolf. It seems like a normal human by day, but this creature takes on the form of a man with no head, who roams the night with a wooden coffin on its neck. On top of the coffin are three lighted candles and the long loose end of a heavy iron chain, noosed around its"
"Lurcher The lurcher is the offspring of a sighthound mated with another breed, most commonly a pastoral breed or a terrier type of dog. Historically a poacher's dog, lurchers in modern times are used as pets, hunting dogs and in racing. While not a pure breed, it is generally a cross between a sighthound and a working dog breed. Collie crosses are popular, given the working instinct of a sheepdog when mated with a sighthound gives a dog of great intelligence plus speed—prerequisites for the hunter/poacher. In the US midwest, crosses with large scent hounds are fairly common. The distinction"
"langurs left in the wild. The langur population and its habitat is monitored by the Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project (CBLCP), a German-based NGO that works in close cooperation with the national park staff and the local governments on Cat Ba Island and in Hai Phong province, especially the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hai Phong, to protect the langur, its habitat, and to help conserve the biodiversity and environmental integrity of the entire Cat Ba Archipelago. difficulties the project has faced in the past and will face going forward. The CBLCP is an ""in situ"" conservation project,"
"Balaur A balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a European dragon. A ""balaur"" is quite large, has fins, feet, and is polycephalous (it usually has three, sometimes seven, or even twelve serpent heads). As a traditional character which is found in most Romanian fairy tales, it represents Evil and must be defeated by Făt-Frumos in order to release the princess. It is also believed, in Wallachia that the saliva of a balaur can form precious stones. The term ""Balaur"" (Macedo-Romanian ""bul'ar"") is of unknown etymology. It has been linked with Albanian ""boljë"" (""snake"") ""buljar"" (""water snake""), all"
"of them are just of strange-looking skins that could also be attributed to genetic mutations. Most of these reports are probably hoaxes or misinterpretation, which makes it hard for scientists to learn about leogers, but at least a part of the claims are true or in part true, such as the ones made by Frederick Codrington Hick's. Leoger The leoger is a Panthera hybrid between a female tiger and a male leopard. It is closely related to a tigard. Leogers have always been recorded to be stillborn. This is probably due to either to growth dysplasia or some incompatibility of"