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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal
The tusks were cut into pieces and kept buried in front of a hut on the fringes of the forest.
Darjeeling, Feb. 7: A grey langur died in Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park here on Saturday, with a hole in its chest and the airgun slug that embedded it deep in its flesh.
Zoo officials said the langur ?may not have died because of the flesh wound?
www.telegraphindia.com /1050208/asp/bengal/story_4351718.asp   (297 words)

  
 Cat Ba Langur Vietnam- Cat Ba Langur Project
The Cat Ba langur along with two of its close relatives, the Francois’ langur (Northern Vietnam and southern China) and the White-headed (southern China), are closely associated with limestone areas.
In the past, poaching constituted the primary threat to langur survival and resulted in a population decline from estimated 2,500-2,800 individuals in the 1960s, to a mere 53 individuals by 2000.
Langurs were mainly poached for the preparation of traditional medicine, referred to as “monkey balm”, and only rarely for use as food, as their meat has a very unpleasant smell.
www.catbalangur.org /Langur.htm   (620 words)

  
 langur - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about langur
A grey langur Presbytis entellus exhibiting the leaf-eating habits of its kind.
Langurs are related to the colobus monkey of Africa.
As he kneeled to throw fuel on the fire the langur ran to the door of the shrine, crooned and ran back again, plucking at the man's knee.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /langur   (163 words)

  
 The Hindu : Young World : Too many monkey tricks
The bonnet monkey and silver-grey langur are the commonest.
There is also the capped langur, mostly grey but with a bit of rufous brown and with a "cap" of fl hair on the head.
The lion-tailed macaque and the Nilgiri langur, the only two fl monkeys of India, are confined to the monsoon forests of the Western Ghats.
www.hindu.com /yw/2005/07/01/stories/2005070102450200.htm   (448 words)

  
 KIDCYBER TOPICS
Langur troops make loud calls to let other troops know where they are.
Langurs help the forests in which they live by spreading seeds from one part to another as they travel.
Young Javan Langurs have apricot coloured fur when they are born, and darken to their adult colour after about 4-5 months.
www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/langurs.htm   (927 words)

  
 About the Endangered Primates of Vietnam
New species like the grey-shanked douc langur and the Assamese silvered langur have been identified and the taxonomy of other species like the fl langur, grey langur, eastern fl crested gibbon, pygmy loris have been clarified on a molecular genetic basis.
Langurs and gibbons have been released into such areas and have been successfully maintained there for several years.
The transfer of captively bred Hatinh langurs from the center back to their native distribution area in central Vietnam is planned for 2007.
www.primatecenter.org /center.htm   (1081 words)

  
 Grey Langur
Beasts - Wild Animals - Primates: Grey Languar: Habitat: The grey langur is slightly more delicate and shy than its larger cousin, and tends to spend much of its time in tropical forest.
Introduction and background to WWF Bhutan: In the temperate zone, grey langur, tiger, common leopard, goral and serow are found in mixed conifer, broadleaf and pine forests.
Nouvelles espèces: Langur gris de Ceylan, Southern Gray Langur, Sri Lanka Grey Langur, Semnopithecus entellus thersites, Presbytis entellus thersites, Semnopithecus priam thersites,...
www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/G/Grey_Langur.shtml   (2306 words)

  
 WWF Indochina Programme
The douc langur is readily distinguishable from the smaller less arboreal primate by its brilliant colours.
The hind limbs of the fl-shanked douc langur are entirely fl and the forelimbs (except the fingers) and the body are gray (agouti hairs), the chest being a lighter gray than the rest of the body.
The name “cinereus” indicates the grey colour of the shanks of the new subspecies in contrast to the red shanks of P.n.
www.wwfindochina.org /conservation/species/douc.htm   (445 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Surili
Their fur at the top is brown, grey or fl and at the lower surface whitish, sometimes also orange, with some species having fur designs at the head or at the hips.
It differs from the other langurs by characteristics in the shape of their head (particularly the lack of bulges above the eyes), in the teeth and by the size of their small thumbs.
More recently they have been observed in monogamous pairings (particularly the Mentawai Langur), although this might be a reaction to the decrease of their habitat.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Presbytis   (339 words)

  
 travelsrilanka - Monkeys - Sri Lanka
Sinhala: vandhura The Sri Lanka common or grey langur (usually referred to as the grey langur) inhabits the jungle areas of the low country dry zone.
Grey langurs live in family troops numbering from several to 30 members, and lead by a dominant male.
The grey langur is also called the Hanuman monkey, a reference to the Indian epic, the Ramayana, in which there is tribe of monkeys lead by a general called Hanuman.
www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=664   (313 words)

  
 BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Hanuman langur, common langur, grey langur, entellus langur, true langur
The colour of their fur ranges from grey, dark brown to golden with varying amounts of fl, depending on the subspecies.
Hanuman langurs inhabit tropical, dry thorn scrub, pine and alpine forest, and urban areas.
Hanuman langurs spend up to 80 per cent of their time on the ground, although they will also spend time in the trees.
www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/321.shtml   (228 words)

  
 Pictures of the Hanuman langur|Semnopithecus entellus facts
Because of this legend, the Hanuman Langur is the sacred monkey of India and therefore not preyed upon by humans.
Hanuman langurs are commonly referred to by such names as the common langur, the grey langur, the entellus langur, (Full text)
Hanuman langurs are known to increase in body size from south to north, and (Full text)
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Primates/Cercopithecidae/Semnopithecus/Semnopithecus-entellus.html   (252 words)

  
 Primates
The grey langur is slightly more delicate and shy than its larger cousin, and tends to spend much of its time in tropical forest.
Socially, grey langurs are very similar to Hanuman Langurs - a troop is led by an adult female and males occasionally take over the troop from each other.
They are smaller and much more shy than Hanumans langur and spend less time on the ground; when they do come down it is usually to move to another patch of trees and the troop is quiet, tense and wary.
nicelytoasted.net /YerenAnimalRef/primates.htm   (1326 words)

  
 Douc langur
In contrast, the Grey-shanked Douc is less vibrant, with speckled grey legs and orange markings on the face.
Both have dappled grey bodies, fl hands and feet and white cheeks, although the cheek hairs of the Red-shanked Douc are much longer.
Even though they are known as "douc langurs", they are in fact more closely related to the Proboscis Monkey and snub-nosed monkeys, than to any of the langurs.
www.paleorama.com /Mammals-D/Douc_langur.php   (139 words)

  
 Corbett Tiger Reserve,Project Tiger Reserve,Corbett Tiger Park First Project Tiger Reserve in India
The Common Grey Langur (Presbytis Entellus) is the only Monkey with an all India distribution in several regional races, which are very similar to one another.
Wild Elephants in the reserve used to be seasonal visitors rather than residents, but with the construction of the dam and the submersion of their established routes a population seems to have turned resident.
The Jungle Cat is noticeably larger than the Domestic Cat, an overall grey in colour with a comparatively short tail whose tip is ringed in fl and erect, acutely pointed ears with a thin pencil of fl hair to their tips.
jim-corbett-national-park.indiantravelportal.com /mammals.html   (2077 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
An interesting relationship has been observed between herds of chital and troops of Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) a widespread leaf-eating monkey taxon of South Asia.
Chital apparently benefit from the langurs' good eyesight and ability to post a lookout in a treetop, helping to raise the alarm when a predator approaches.
For the langurs' part, the chital's superior sense of smell would seem to assist in early predator warning, and it is common to see langurs foraging on the ground in the presence of chital.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=chital   (418 words)

  
 Resources on Entellus Langur academic institutions
The primary structure of langur (Presbytis entellus) pancreatic...
The Hanuman langur [print-friendly] : Utah's Hogle Zoo: Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus).
Bonobo Langur correction on Erickson et al and Filipina rails: The scientific name for the Hanuman langur is Presbytis entellus.
www.mongabay.org /conservation/Entellus_Langur.htm   (1558 words)

  
 WildLife In Nepal
There are four species of deer, including the spotted chittal, leopard, sloth bear, wild boar, rhesus monkey, grey langur monkey, wild dog, small wild cats, the white stockinged gaur,peacocks,several species of woodpeckers, hornbills,Bengal florican, and red-headed trogons.
In winter birds such as waterfowl, Brahminy duck, pintails and bar headed geese are found and in the summer the forest is with alive nesting migrants such as the fabulous paradise flycatcher, the Indian pitta and parakeets.
The park is famous for its small herds of wild elephants, small population of the rare gharial, the marsh mugger crocodile and the Gangetic dolphin.
www.nepal-adventure.com /wildlife_nepal.html   (609 words)

  
 langur stock images / stock images of langur photos search
Grey Langurs or Hanuman langur Presbytis entellus, Sri lanka, bundala nati...
Langur monkeys, whose tails can reach more than a meter in length, outside...
A Langur monkey on the rooftops of houses in the Blue City of Jodhpur in Raj...
www.photographersdirect.com /stockimages/l/langur.asp   (565 words)

  
 Semnopithecus entellus
Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus): Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus).
Langur is a lanky, long-tailed monkeys of Haryana, with bushy eyebrows and a chin tuft.
LANGUR: LANGUR, one of the two Hindu names (the other being hanuman) of the sacred Indian monkey scientifically known as Semnopithecus entellus, and hence sometimes...
specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/S/Semnopithecus_entellus.shtml   (2943 words)

  
 Assam Tours,Assam India Tours,Assam Package Tours,Assam Tours in India
Its wetlands are essential for the survival of the fast-vanishing hispid hare and pygmy hog.
The fauna to be found here include the rhino, wild buffalos, elephants, gaur, swamp deer, capped langur and clouded leopard.
The main highlight is the giant hornbill, two subspecies of which, the pied and grey varieties, are to be found here.
www.exploreindiatours.com /assam-tours.html   (779 words)

  
 Festivals of India
The main predator in the park is the leopard, while other scavengers that feed on its prey like the jackal, hill fox, yellow throated marten and the wild boar are also found.
The sloth bear, Himalayan fl bear, dhole, jackal, yellow throated marten, Himalayan palm civet, Indian grey mongoose, common otter, porcupine and clacktaped hare are the other attractions of this area.
Some of the inhabitants of this park are the rhesus macaque, the fl- faced langur, jungle cats, chinkara, fl buck and the chital.
www.si-india.com /wildlife_india.htm   (2955 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 3   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Having survived for more than a century in some villages of Keshabpur, the hanuman species (Grey Langur) is now facing extinction.
Living in a group of 10 to 20, hanuman finds it hard to survive in the face of continuous deforestation, fast expansion of township, unfriendly people of three villages in Keshabpur upazila, Jessore.
Having survived for more than a century in villages of Keshabpur in Jessore, the hanuman species (Grey Langur) are now under threat of being wiped out.
www.thedailystar.net /2003/05/31/d3053101088.htm   (433 words)

  
 David Brin's Official Web Site: "Neoteny and Two-Way Sexual Selection in Human Evolution" (article)
Langur mothers don't cycle through well-timed mating seasons, but re-enter estrus when their latest child either weans or dies.
Also, while a mother langur doesn't need provisioning by a mated male, she does require the security of her troop.
One bloody consequence is that a new bull, on taking over a langur troop, often kills unweaned infants so that their mothers will resume ovulating sooner.
www.davidbrin.com /neotenyarticle1.html   (3604 words)

  
 BANGLAPEDIA: Langur   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Common/Grey Langur, Semnopithecus entellus (=Presbytis entellus), (Hanuman/Mukhpura Hanuman), found in some isolated pockets of the suburbs and rural areas of the greater Kushtia and Jessore (Keshabpur) districts.
Pale-orange body has slightly lighter under parts; tail is usually carried over the body by curling when on land.
A cap or erect, long, coarse fl hair directed backwards from forehead gives the monkey its name - Capped Langur.
banglapedia.org /HT/L_0064.HTM   (234 words)

  
 Langur Douc - Monkey - Stuffed Animal
A langur douc monkey with magnets in his hands and feet make this guy a great playmate.
This monkey is fl with a tan face, and grey hands, feet, and tail.
This little fellow is a toy that will stick with you.
www.freebears.com /store/product644.html   (92 words)

  
 Sri Lanka Tourist Attraction: National Park & Sanctuary
It is largely inhabited by elephants, spotted deer, sambhur, water buffaloes, mongoose, bandicoots, foxes, water monitor lizards, crocodiles, wild boars, Toque Monkeys, Grey Langur, leopards and 30 varieties of snakes.
As similar to Yala it is possible to take an all day safari through the park and there is a wonderful rest area next to a river for a relaxing break.
Wildlife living in the park includes elephants, spotted deer, grey langur, jackal, water monitor, crocodiles, the olive ridley and leatherback turtles, the hawksbill and green turtles.
www.sri-lanka-tour.com /attraction/national-park-sanctuary.htm   (1416 words)

  
 Amanresorts   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Numerous grey langur monkeys populate the larger trees and in the scrub jungle you may also come across jackals, hare and spotted deer.
Situated 90 minutes northeast of Tangalle, this is one of the island’s most popular national parks totalling 30,800 hectares in size and bordering a reservoir.
Other animals which may be sighted here include spotted deer, langur monkeys, jackal, wild boar and water buffalo.
www.amangani.com /wella/exp.htm   (510 words)

  
 Central Annamites (Viet Nam, Lao PDR) - ADB.org
Much of the Northern Annamite fauna is thought to occur in the Central Annamites although the region is biologically under-explored.
Among the species of conservation significance are the Grey-shanked Douc langur, gibbon, and several other Annamite endemic species.
Although the mountains, especially in Viet Nam, were inhabited by ethnic minority groups such as Gia Rai, Bana, and Sedang, there has been an increased immigration of the majority Kinh.
www.adb.org /Projects/GMS-biodiversity/central-annamites.asp   (310 words)

  
 Nature Tours Wilderness Outdoors Nilgiris Wildlife South India Tamilnadu Tourism Travel Trekking Hiking Jungle Camps ...
Since no chemicals are used on the coffee and natural vegetation has been encouraged in the uncultivated portions of the estate the place abounds with bird life.
They over look a water hole, which is frequented by the resident wildlife.
Experience has taught us to advise the people staying on the tree houses to keep all their things in the cupboards provided.
www.creekncrag.com /wcr.html   (824 words)

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