Francois' Langur Trachypithecus francoisi

Francois' Langur
Francois' Langur
Francois' Langur
Francois' Langur, also called Francois' Leaf Monkey, is native to forests of a small region of southern China and north-east Vietnam.
Francois' Langur
Francois' Langur
Francois' Langur
It has distinctive white, elongated sideburns on its otherwise black fur and face and, like all langurs, a long tail.
Francois' Langur with ginger baby
Francois' Langur ginger baby
Francois' Langur baby
Babies are born ginger and turn black in a few months.
Francois' Langur with ginger baby
Francois' Langur ginger baby
Francois' Langur baby
They live in matriarch-led groups of about a dozen. Diet is mainly leaves, but also fruit and seeds.
Francois' Langur with black youngster
Francois' Langur black youngster
Francois' Langur
It is endangered due to hunting, mainly for use in traditional medicines (eg Black Ape Wine), and habitat loss.