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Javan langur
Scientific name: Trachypithecus auratus
Country: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Diet: Leaves - folivore, fruits - frugivore. In the Zoo they are given a variety of leaves and leafy vegetables plus specially made pellets, which contain all the necessary nutrients and vitamins to keep them in good health.
Food & feeding: Herbivore
Habitats: Tropical rainforest, Tropical dry forest
Conservation status: Endangered
Relatives: Gibbon, Lion-tailed macaque
Description: This species comes in two colour varieties, which are found in different locations on the island of Java in Indonesia. The ones at Bristol Zoo Gardens belong to what is called the 'red race', and as you can see they are covered with silky reddish fur and pale skin on the hands and feet. They are very dexterous, able to move through the branches with ease, plucking at favoured fruits and leaves. These animals typically weigh around 7 kg.
Lifestyle: Javan langurs live in groups, moving through the trees, walking along branches on all four limbs, looking for fruiting trees and choice leaves to eat. They range through the trees from low down to the upper canopy and rarely spend time on the ground. They are active during the day time.
Family & friends: They have a male dominance hierarchy if there is more than one male in the group. Usually there are about seven animals in a group. Females stay with the group in which they were born while males transfer when they become young adults.
Keeping in touch: Like most primates, they make a range of calls, although the most obvious is the cackling alarm call uttered when potential danger (often a person) is sighted.
Growing up: A female normally starts to breed at about 3-4 years of age and gives birth to one infant per year. The babies develop very quickly and are independent in under a year. Sometimes a higher-ranking female will baby-sit a baby of a lower ranking female in the group, this is called 'allomothering'. They have a life expectancy of about 20 years.
Did you know?
Ripe fruits contain acids that can upset the stomach of Javan langurs. To settle their stomachs some biologists think that the langurs choose to eat leaves loaded with chemicals called tannins. The tannins help neutralise the stomach acid, the monkey equivalent of an indigestion tablet!
Conservation news
Conservation news: The red-race Javan langurs are threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture and timber extraction. They are part of a conservation-breeding programme.
Animals at Bristol Zoo
The enclosure has large open areas to enable the langurs to move freely around, and you may see them swinging on hanging logs and poles. These have been provided to reflect their natural behaviour in the wild.
