Image: Dusky Langurs at Penang National Park

Size of this preview: 411 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 164 × 240 pixels | 1,028 × 1,500 pixels.

Original image ‎(1,028 × 1,500 pixels, file size: 1.88 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Dusky Langurs are leaf-eating monkeys confined mainly to Malaysia and partly to a few neighbouring countries. For the first six months of their life the infants are orange coloured. Scientists do not have strong theories on why this has evolved. There is no doubt that the orange infants are adored by other members of the troop, as shown in this photo. The mother will get assistance from others but this lessens as the infant gets older and changes colour. The species is IUC-listed as endangered due to habitat loss and a terrible, illegal trade in the infants
Title: Dusky Langurs at Penang National Park
Credit: Own work
Author: Roughdiamond21
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

Image usage

The following page links to this image:

List of cercopithecoids

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.