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The northern plains gray langur is diurnal, and is both terrestrial and arboreal. [7] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [2] Females groom members of both sexes but males do not groom others. [7] The northern plains gray langur can live in several different types of groups.
The larger gray langurs are rivals for the largest species of monkey found in Asia. The average weight of gray langurs is 18 kg (40 lb) in the males and 11 kg (24 lb) in the females. [7] Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half of their time on the ground and the other half in trees.
Delacour's langur is somewhat larger than its two closest relatives, François' langur and the Laotian langur, but in other respects has a similar appearance.Adults measure from 57 to 62 cm (22 to 24 in) in head-body length, with a tail 82 to 88 mm (3.2 to 3.5 in) long.
The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is an Asian langur of the Old World monkey. It has glossy, black fur and an orangey-golden brown, hair-like mane on its head. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It typically lives in troops of nine to ten individuals, with or without offspring, depending on seasonality.
The East Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus), also known as the ebony lutung, Javan langur or Javan lutung, 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 ". [ 3 ]
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.
Amid concerns of algal blooms, the Ohio EPA reported Tuesday that 86% of the state's major rivers are meeting water quality standards.
The Oswego River drains from the Finger Lakes north into Lake Ontario, while the Erie Canal provides a link from Albany to Buffalo. The Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands region extends along the south shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain , and south down the Hudson River .