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Trachypithecus (derived from Greek τραχύς, trachýs meaning "rough" and πίθηκος, píthekos meaning "monkey") is a genus of Old World monkeys containing species known as lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys.
François' langur spends a greater part of its day travelling during the winter (20.12%) and huddling in the spring (14.62%). [8] François' langur lives in groups of 4 to 27 langurs, but will usually be found in groups around 12. [3] [9] It lives in a matriarchal society where the females lead the group.
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.
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half of their time on the ground and the other half in trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.6–4.7 m (12–15 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending. [8]
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 doucs or douc langurs make up the genus Pygathrix. They are colobine Old World monkeys , native to Southeast Asia , which consists of these 3 species: red-shanked douc , black-shanked douc , and gray-shanked douc .
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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]