#colobinae

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A group of male chimps 'Hugo, Mike & Leakey' cluster around the remains of a Red Colobus monkey which they killed. A female 'Miff' with ventral infant begs for scraps. Colobus was one of their favorite prey species.

Chimpanzee with Red Colobus carcass | David Bygott

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Gray Langur

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Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)

Photo by David Cook

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GRAY LANGUR or HANUAN LANGUR Semnopithecus entellus ©Laura Quick

Gray langurs are fairly terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Himalayas.

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 3.6–4.7 m (12–15 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending

In India, gray langurs number at around 300,000. India has laws prohibiting the capturing or killing 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.

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Capped Langur

François’ langur

Purple Faced Langur

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Gray Langur

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Proboscis Monkey

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Grey Langur

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Proboscis Monkey