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![Because of this legend, the Hanuman Langur is the sacred monkey of India and therefore not preyed upon by humans.
Hanuman is the Hindu god of healing and worship and in many parts of India, the Hanuman langur is considered sacred.
Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) The hanuman langur is a folivorous species, but will also consume fruits, flowers, and cultivated crops.
The designation Semnopithecus is preferred by some, but Presbytis is perhaps even more frequently used as well.
The hanuman langur is a member of the subfamily colobinae of Old World monkeys.
The Hanuman Langur is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species]
The Hanuman langur is by far the best known of the colobines.](http://www.manjotphotography.com/Photography/Animals-Insects/i-27nx4vC/1/Ti/Gray%20langur%20Simia%20entellus%20pictures%20hanuman%20langur%20photography%20habitat-1-Ti.jpg "Because of this legend, the Hanuman Langur is the sacred monkey of India and therefore not preyed upon by humans.
Hanuman is the Hindu god of healing and worship and in many parts of India, the Hanuman langur is considered sacred.
Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) The hanuman langur is a folivorous species, but will also consume fruits, flowers, and cultivated crops.
The designation Semnopithecus is preferred by some, but Presbytis is perhaps even more frequently used as well.
The hanuman langur is a member of the subfamily colobinae of Old World monkeys.
The Hanuman Langur is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species]
The Hanuman langur is by far the best known of the colobines.")
![Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus. All taxa have traditionally been placed in the single species Semnopithecus entellus. In 2001, it was recommended that several distinctive former subspecies should be given full species status, so that seven species are recognized. A taxonomic classification with fewer species has also been proposed. Genetic evidence suggests that the Nilgiri langur and purple-faced langur, which usually are placed in the genus Trachypithecus, actually belong in Semnopithecus.
Gray langurs are large and fairly terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) in the Himalayas.[5][6]](http://www.manjotphotography.com/Photography/Animals-Insects/i-ctqvwQm/1/Ti/Gray%20langur%20Simia%20entellus%20pictures%20hanuman%20langur%20photography%20habitat-Ti.jpg "Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus. All taxa have traditionally been placed in the single species Semnopithecus entellus. In 2001, it was recommended that several distinctive former subspecies should be given full species status, so that seven species are recognized. A taxonomic classification with fewer species has also been proposed. Genetic evidence suggests that the Nilgiri langur and purple-faced langur, which usually are placed in the genus Trachypithecus, actually belong in Semnopithecus.
Gray langurs are large and fairly terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) in the Himalayas.[5][6]")
Semnopithecus entellus:- These langurs are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. Externally the various species mainly differ in the darkness of the hands and feet, the overall color and the presence or absence of a crest. There are also significant variations in the size depending on the species, but the head-and-body length of males is typically up to 75 cm (30 in) and that of females is 65 cm (26 in). Their tail is always longer than their body. Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. At 26.5 kg (58 lb), the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur.
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on and the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.7-4.6 m (12.0-15.0 ft) horizontally and 10.7-12.2 m (35-40 ft) in descending
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on and the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.7-4.6 m (12.0-15.0 ft) horizontally and 10.7-12.2 m (35-40 ft) in descending
Semnopithecus entellus:- These langurs are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. Externally the various species mainly differ in the darkness of the hands and feet, the overall color and the presence or absence of a crest. There are also significant variations in the size depending on the species, but the head-and-body length of males is typically up to 75 cm (30 in) and that of females is 65 cm (26 in). Their tail is always longer than their body. Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. At 26.5 kg (58 lb), the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur.
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on and the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.7-4.6 m (12.0-15.0 ft) horizontally and 10.7-12.2 m (35-40 ft) in descending
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on and the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.7-4.6 m (12.0-15.0 ft) horizontally and 10.7-12.2 m (35-40 ft) in descending
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