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Mafia Chief !
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Copyright: Subhash Ranjan (sranjan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 122 W: 32 N: 336] (1150)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-15
Categories: Mammals
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-23 4:35
Viewed: 235
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Clicked this handsome alpha Langur male at Dalhousie, HP. Langur (Presbytis entellus) is a lanky, long-tailed monkey of Indian subcontinent, with bushy eyebrows and a chin tuft. Langur is believed to be one of the Old World monkeys, belonging to the Semnopithecus Genus. It has a small slender body with long tail and long hands. 'Langur' means 'having a long tail'. The langur is gray washed with buff or silvery shades, often with a white head, but with a black face. It has crests of hair on the head. It lives in humid forests, mangrove swamps, and wooded country.

Lifespan: It has a lifespan of about 25 years.

Diet: The Langur's main diet consists of Leaves, seeds, grain and fruit.

Size: The male weighs 9 – 15 kg, the female weighs 4 – 8 kg but in the Himalayas it grows much larger. Most of them are of a slender build, about 2 feet long with a 2 1/2 foot tail.

Predators: Leopards, clouded leopards and sometimes tigers.

Behavior: Langurs are easy going. A high ranking female may sometimes slap a lower one. A dominant male stares at a subordinate, slaps the ground, grimaces, crouches, and suddenly stands again, grunting. He then tosses his head and chases the other one, hitting and even biting him. A subordinate will often come to the dominant one, present-turn, a sign of submission - then lie down while the dominant one grooms him. They spend 2 – 4 hours at midday resting and grooming each other. Langurs live in groups; the group consists of many females and one or two dominant males. Males chase each other to defend their territory and to establish mating rights. In Haryana, the Leopards are the main threats to Langurs. Using their speed and climbing ability they bring down the Langurs quite easily.

Reproduction: The female breeds at 3 1/2 years of age. Gestation lasts 200 days. They usually only have one young. She nurses for 10 – 12 months. Births are spaced every 2 years or so. The young is dark brown at birth and stays this color for 3 – 5 months. The infant clings to its parent unaided. Other females stay with the mother to touch and lick the infant and pass it around among them.

Description: Langurs don't like water and cannot swim. They can jump up to 10 meters, and cross small rivers and streams. They sleep on trees and come down to ground for foraging and to drink water. They are excellent climbers and can jump from tree to tree when threatened. Also they travel on ground from place to place in small groups. Hindus in India worship these animals and they can be found following worshipers in temples who offer them food. Normally one young is born and the mother Langur carries the baby for about six months. Being mammals the young ones are fed with milk. The Langur population in India is quite high and hence they are not so threatened.
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Hello Ranjan,
you have capture a very nice expression of this langur though the image is little soft,your note is also very informative,
well done,
TFS.

This is a fine portrait of a Langur you captured in Dalhousie, Subhash.
Very good use of the light to bring in the features of the subject that give it a distinguished character.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

Hi Subhash ,this portrait is very impressive,excellent under all therms of valutation,just my best compliments for the pic and for the very interesting note too,thanks for share,Luciano

Hi Subhash,
Very good portrait of the mafia chief. :) Using of b/w, or at least partial desaturation (some green are visible in the bg) was really a great choice here, I mean here it works better than full color. Very nice, tasteful work, interesting note. Bravo.
Greetings from Hungary, László

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