The male of this Red-shanked Douc Langur group

Keeping a watchful eye on us.

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Christine Young

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Wow, what an incredible creature! Posted 4 months ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Yes, Christine simply stunning and very sociable creatures. Hoping for the Delacour's Langur too. Posted 4 months ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Mind-blowing species and very well captured, mate! Posted 4 months ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Thanks Ferdy, there are some wonderful primates here, the Red-shanked Douc is mind-blowing, supposedly vying with the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey for the title of "most colourful", whatever that means. Unfortunately most of the Langurs, Doucs and Gibbons here are in dire straits, although the government has bee acting strongly recently. However most are in isolated island populations (literally in the case of the Cat Ba Langur which we're trying to see on our last full day here, today - it has a world population of 70). Posted 4 months ago

Alexander Hassmueller

Lion

Brilliant capture! Such a beautiful Ape with a strong expression! Posted 4 months ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Thank you Alexander, they are renowned for that and it is part of their part of their primary communication method. We are hoping for a couple of other magnificent primates. Posted 4 months ago
2. 1. Alexander Hassmueller
    
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    You‘re much welcome! Thanks for the explanation and Good luck exploring! Posted 4 months ago

Yael Orgad

Lion

his colors are amazing! what a great picture! Posted 4 months ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Yes, incredible Yael, I believe those in Vietnam are slightly more colourful than those in Laos which have less of the red trousers, more socks than trousers. The Vietnamese name for them is Vooc Ngu Sac, which means 5-coloured Macaque. Thank you, we were fortunate to find them near a road. Posted 4 months ago

The Red-shanked Douc

The red-shanked douc is an arboreal and diurnal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. They are known for their bright colors and exhibit sexual dimorphism through their body size.

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