Nyc, 06 feb. (LaPresse) – A rare baby silvered langur is making its debut at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. The orange-colored monkey was born in November 2024. The adults are dark gray with silvery tips on the hairs that give a silvered-gray appearance. Babies are born with orange coats and over the course of three to five months, their coats gradually change to the silvery gray color of the adults. The Bronx Zoo has one of the largest breeding groups of silvered langurs (Trachypithecus cristatus) in North America. There have been over 100 silvered langurs born at the Bronx Zoo since 1985. Silvered langurs are listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with a decreasing population trend, primarily due to habitat loss. Silvered langurs are native to a variety of countries including Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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