| Photo Information |
Copyright: Babujayan alayar (babujayan)
![Silver Star Critiquer [C: 11 W: 1 N: 6]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/s-n-n.gif) (549) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-10-27 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/5.0, 1/100 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2009-11-01 2:10 |
| Viewed: 81 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The gray langurs are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.
Gray langurs are large and fairly terrestrial, inhabiting open wooded habitats and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Until recently they were considered one species, Semnopithecus entellus; now seven distinct species are recognized.[1][2] When only one species was recognized, it was also called the Hanuman Langur (named after the Hindu vanara divinity Hanuman)
They are largely gray, with a black face. In Indian mythology, this is because Hanuman, a monkey warrior, burnt his hands and face trying to rescue Lord Rama's wife. Males are up to 75 (2.26 ft.) cm long, and females 65 cm (2.13 ft.). Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. |
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