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India’s golden langur
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There are an estimated 7,396 golden langurs in India, the latest survey of the primate has revealed.
About
- Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known as simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkeyfound in a small region of Western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan.
- Adult males have a cream to golden coat with darker flanks while the females and juveniles are lighter.
- It has a black face and a long tail up to 50 cm (19.69 in) in length.
- It lives in high trees and has a herbivorous diet of ripe and unripe fruits, mature and young leaves, seeds, buds and flowers.
- The average group size is eight individuals, with a ratio of several females to each adult male.
- The entire distribution range of the species covers the Manas Biosphere Reserve and all fragmented forests in the western part of Assam.
- The previous population estimation in 2008-09, recorded 6,000 golden langurs in India.
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