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The lonley one


The lonley one
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Copyright: babujayan alayar (babujayan) (210)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006
Categories: Mammals
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-14 11:47
Viewed: 306
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I captured this common langur from Bandhipur in Karnataka state of India.
'Though they sleep in trees, they spend more time on the ground than any other known colobine species. They are diurnal and usually walk on all fours.

They live in medium to large groups, usually with one dominant male. Males do not hold the dominant position for long in a group, with the average being about 18 months. Adolescent males who are expelled from the group sometimes form 'bachelor' packs. These packs, after a time, start to harass the group that expelled them, and challenge the alpha for leadership of the pack. If an attack by a bachelor pack is successful and they are able to kill the alpha, they will engage in a power struggle, where first all of the infants fathered by the previous alpha are killed, and then the bachelors fight among themselves, killing each other until only one remains, who then becomes the leader of the pack.

An interesting relationship has been observed between herds of Chital deer and troops of the Norther Plains Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus), a widespread leaf-eating monkey of South Asia. Chital apparently benefit from the langurs' good eyesight and ability to post a lookout in a treetop, helping to raise the alarm when a predator approaches. For the langurs' part, the Chital's superior sense of smell would seem to assist in early predator warning, and it is common to see langurs foraging on the ground in the presence of Chital. The Chital also benefit from fruits dropped by the langurs from trees such as Terminalia bellerica. Alarm calls of either species can be indicative of the presence of a predator such as the Bengal Tiger.' wikepedia

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Thrills of a full zoom

Nice attempt.

Rajeev

Babu,
I really like the backlit effect...
May I suggest a little crop from the top to remove those leaves and also to place the baby in the top 1/3rd for compo.
At the moment its too centred and is losing impact.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-15 8:48]

Hello Babujayan

This is an interesting capture,I like the colours and lighting.
The shot is well composed and the title matches well.
Very good pov.
TFS

Rob

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