Nilgiri LangurTrachypithecus johniiNormally found in southern India. Lives in a troop of 5 to 16. Eats leaves, shoots and fruits.In the 'Endangered' list. Threatened due to habitat loss and heavy poaching. Legend has it that its flesh and fur have aphrodiasic properties. As with the tiger, this belief is killing this beautiful animal.. Please make sure monitor adjusted properly for color and brightness. Otherwise the features of the Langur won't show.This happens to be most interesting Flickr picture tagged Langur.
65% of the wild monkeys in Hong Kong are Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), 2% are Longtailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and 33% are hybrids resulted from cross breeding of the Rhesus Macaque and the Longtailed Macaque. This photo was taken in Shing Mun, Hong Kong. Comments