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Tufted Gray Langurs Sri Lanka In continuation to my earlier post on the Birds of Sri Lanka , this post has pictures of Monkeys of Sri Lanka. There are some species of monkeys that are endemic to Sri Lanka. The Purple-faced Langur (also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey), and the Toque Macaque  are endemic to Sri Lanka, and was spotted by Soma. She also spotted the Tufted Gray Langur, also known as Madras Gray Langur. They are not endemic to Sri Lanka, and are found in South-East India and Sri Lanka. Purple-faced leaf monkey Sri Lanka Purple-faced leaf monkey Toque Macaque Sri Lanka Toque Macaques Tufted Gray Langur

In continuation to my post on the Lion-tailed Macaque , the endangered primate that is found only in India, here is an interesting video of the Lion tailed Macaque taken by Soma Jha. This lion-tailed Macaque has gotten hold of a bottle and thinks he has got something really-really precious. The way he inspects it, tries to eat it, and makes sense out of it is quite interesting to watch. It reminds me of the film…Gods must be Crazy.

The Lion-tailed Macaque Found in the western ghats in Southern India, the lion-tailed macaque is among one of the most threatened primates. Found only in India, the most unique feature of these primates is the Greyish-white mane surrounding their face. The name Lion-tailed comes from a black tuft at the end of their tail which is very similar to that of Lions. They usually live till 20-30 years of age, and feed on insects, seeds, fruits, etc. They are endangered because of their gradually diminishing habitat, mostly because of coffee and tea plantations, and because of human settlement. Since they tend to avoid humans and choose not to be near any human settlement, the areas where they can thrive have reduced considerably, and that has impacted their population. However, the good news is, because of the efforts to protect these primates, their numbers have grown in the recent past and hopefully it will improve. These photos are courtesy Soma. You may want to visit the...