Raffles' Banded Langur By Andie Ang, Sabrina Jabbar 9789811241468

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Wildlife: mammals

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Wordery

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World scientific

Raffles' Banded Langur : World Scientific Publishing : 9789811241468 : 9811241465 : 14 Mar 2022 : "Sir Stamford Raffles came across an unnamed new species in 1821 when he was documenting natural history in Singapore. This elusive primate, the Raffles' banded langur, was later named after him. This book is a one-stop resource for everything we know about the critically endangered primate that is only found in Singapore and Malaysia, including its distribution, diet, family structure, infant development, threats and conservation. The Raffles' banded langur is a large but slender-bodied monkey with black fur and white bands, while the infants are born with white fur and black bands. Exclusive high-quality photographs of the langurs are featured with family trees illustrating individually-named langurs. Interesting anecdotes about their personalities andbehaviours are narrated. Living high up in the tree canopy, they eat a variety of local produce and exotic plants, from the red, juicy ram

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