'The birth of this male is great news for the species,' senior zoo keeper Jane Marshall said.
"Seeing François' Langurs in the wild is incredibly rare, but seeing a baby is even more so," Jane Marshall, Senior Zoo Keeper at Taronga, said in a statement."Their vibrant orange color may only last for a few weeks before they start to turn black."
These monkeys live in harems—groups of animals which usually involve one or two males, a number of females and their offspring. This set up means that the responsibility of childcare is shared among several individuals, helping the new mother to cope and enabling other females to learn important child-rearing skills.
François' Langur monkeys are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild and their population has been declining for the past three decades. The animals are only found in the humid, tropical forests and lush valleys of southern Guangxi province in China, northern Vietnam, and west-central Laos where they live almost exclusively in trees, according to the NEPC.The number of endangered species is rising.In these areas, the monkeys often come into conflict with humans.
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