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05-Apr-2010

East Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus auratus)

Attica Zoological Park, Athens.

The East Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus), is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It is most commonly glossy black with a brownish tinge to its legs, sides, and "sideburns". It is found on the island of Java, as well as on several of the surrounding Indonesian islands. Like all langurs, this species' tail is noticeably long, measuring up to 98 cm in length while the body is only around 55 cm long. Juveniles are orange in color. The East Javan langur inhabits the interior and peripheral areas of rainforests. Its diet is primarily herbivorous, eating leaves, fruit, flowers, and flower buds, although it also eats insect larvae. Like other langurs, the East Javan langur is a social animal, living in groups of around seven individuals, with one or two adult males in the group. Although they will look after offspring of other mothers as well as their own, adult females are aggressive towards females from other groups. The brighter coloring of juveniles may alert females to their presence and ensures that they will always be noticed and protected. This species has no discernible mating season and females produce one offspring at a time. (wikipedia)


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Don28-Jan-2023 00:02
This guy had a bad hair day.
George McCarten13-Feb-2021 02:31
Cool....an Irish monkey!
Ceya30-Apr-2014 16:45
A touching and colourful creature! V
POMAH15-Sep-2011 01:02
Definitely grabs attention!
V
Brandon Mardon27-Jul-2010 13:05
I'd say its a chick! Sexy too! V "Sunset Hunter"
Monique Trempe20-Jul-2010 22:53
Wonderful specimen.
Good shot!
Simon Chandler28-May-2010 22:05
Fantastic expression captured. Great rich tone. v
Lieve Snellings28-May-2010 00:03
a very beautiful creature... love the details in the hand... v
January Grey14-May-2010 03:08
Cute face! Wonderful capture, Apostolos! V~
Carol Rollins13-May-2010 05:36
Outstanding clarity and details on this wonderful subject. ~
Dan Opdal09-May-2010 05:26
Great Shot!!! V
shatterbug06-May-2010 06:32
Terrific capture!
Peter Sussex05-May-2010 19:14
Fantastic colours and details in hair. And a cute catch.
Vince05-May-2010 14:54
Wonderful capture.Great colors and details. Vote.
John05-May-2010 08:55
What a cutie. ~V~
NealyBob05-May-2010 02:32
Excellent shot of this cute little monkey~That's a fancy hair-do he's sportin'~!V
Guest 04-May-2010 19:30
Terrific image, Apostolos. The color and detail are amaziong. V
Patricia Kay04-May-2010 15:04
Fabulous image Apostolos...Monkeys always make me smile...BV
Fong Lam04-May-2010 06:30
Great shot of this cute hairy one :-) (V)
Elena04-May-2010 02:37
Very cool looking dude :-) great shot! V
Lamar Nix04-May-2010 02:29
Certainly a pleasant looking fellow, conspicuous in that carrot hued coat! He has very human-like hands and fingers, making me think that there is something to this evolution theory. V
an nguyen04-May-2010 00:52
He is a wonderful creature.
I hope he has friend even in captivity.
Marijka03-May-2010 21:42
nice to meet you :)
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