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Cat Ba langurs were used to make a "monkey balm" believed to help with erectile dysfunction and other health issues. Since the langurs are so few, hunting takes two to four weeks. A hunter can earn up to $50 from a single langur, which is a lot when the average annual per capita income is less than $350. [ 15 ]
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. [1] There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subspecies. [1] They are generally found in high-density forests where they forage on leaves, flowers and fruit.
François' langur is a medium-sized primate with black, silky hair. It has very distinct white sideburns that grow down from its ears to the corners of its cheeks. [3] A morphological specialization of François' langur is its complex stomach, made up of four separate chambers. This is a necessary adaptation for the digestion of its folivorous ...
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Cat Ba langur (T. poliocephalus), which is now thought to be endemic to Vietnam. [2]Its taxonomy was previously uncertain; it has been considered a partially albinistic population of the François' langur (T. francoisi), a subspecies of Francois' langur, [3] a valid species (T. leucocephalus), or a subspecies, T. poliocephalus leucocephalus.
The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while
A black cat. [29] Garfield: Garfield: Jim Davis: Orange-and-black striped cat known for his enormous love for lasagna and sarcastic commentary. He is also very lazy and hates Mondays. [30] Gaston Lagaffe's cat Gaston: André Franquin: Nameless playful black-and-white cat of Gaston, who creates a lot of mayhem. [31] Gaturro Gaturro: Cristian Dzwonik
It has a long muzzle with high cheeks, and a long hair tuft, or crest, at the top of the head. [4] Uniquely among macaques, males and young females bear a heart-shaped skin pad on the rump. [ 6 ] It has an ape-like appearance due to its almost non-existent, non-visible, vestigial tail stub of only approximately 2 cm (0.8 in). [ 6 ]
The black colobus (Colobus satanas), or satanic black colobus, is a species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus. The species is found in a small area of western central Africa . Black colobuses are large, completely covered with black fur, and like all other Colobus monkeys, do not have a thumb. [ 3 ]