Silvery Langur Mother and Baby

Silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus (selangorensis or cristatus). Also known as Silvery langur, Silvered leaf monkey, Silvery lutung, or Silvered langur. Babies are born with white skin and orange fur. Between the ages of 3 and 6 months, they gradually darken, starting with the face and the extremities, to the dark silvery grey of the adults. Silvery langurs are arboreal, diurnal, herbivores living in coastal forests and mangroves and riverine forests of Southeast Asia. They are classified as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction.

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