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Pygathrix nemaeus
Douc langurs are one of the most beautiful primates in the world. Population sizes are not yet known, but it is believed there are just a few thousand left in the wild.
This attractive monkey is sometimes called the "costumed ape" for its extravagant appearance. From its knees to its ankles it sports maroon-red "stockings", and it appears to wear white forearm length gloves. Its attire is finished with black hands and feet. The golden face is framed by a white ruff, which is considerably fluffier in males. The eyelids are a soft powder blue. The tail is white with a triangle of white hair at the base,
Spotted on Oct 22, 2011
Submitted on Oct 22, 2011
22 Comments
Gorgeous creature.
Beautiful spotting and extremely worthy of a future SotD, especially more so after reading all of the articles posted below by the Rangers and Noah Citizens !
Very nice spotting!
Amazing spotting :)
You have been so lucky to actually having seen it in the wild....
wonderful spotting,
How sad auntnance :(
Hi Sean. I'd never even heard of this beautiful animal before seeing your spotting here. It piqued my curiosity and I did a bit of research. I thought you might find this of interest. http://www1.dtinews.vn/news/beautiful-vi...
Rather disheartening.
It would be great Noe and Phil... :)
And thanks for the comment Susan, he does look like hes wearing a mask your right ha ha
Hi Carolina, I did a four day trekking tour whilst in Veitnam, we started off at a national park just south of Hanoi called Cuc Phuong National Park which is considered the oldest national park in Vietnam. We then moved south from here to another national park called Pu Mat national park, which is home to the endangered Red Shanked, we spent two days with guides to find these animals. I used a 720mm focal Length.
it looks like it is wearing a mask!
Wow Sean! This is an extremely endangered and elusive animal. What's the story behind where and how exactly you saw it!? - A friend tried to see them in Vietnam, but the only place he could saw them was at a primate rescue center (Cuc Phuong National park)! And what lens did you use, you got such a beautiful close up!
Wow! It must be a Spotting of the day!
What a beautiful animal!
yeah your right Michelle, they have a very Asian look to them aswell.
What a pretty monkey! It's face looks rather like a porcelain doll...
Daniele thank you for the link, really interesting, I read on a previous article that these guys are not that endangered anymore? But after reading your link, it makes me appreciate these magnificent animals even more. Ps thanks for the new ID :)
Pygathrix nemaeus (Red-shanked Douc) is actually on the UCN Red List of endangered species:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/...
stunning!
Thanks for the comments guys. Ava, I think these animals or not considered threatened anymore, however there are still not that many left in the wild today :(
What a beautiful animal!
These lovely, shy creatures came close to extinction due to deforestation during the Viet Nam war, or, as the Vietnamese call it, the American war.