Surprised by the sight of a rare white-headed langur 'husband and wife' holding their cubs on Cat Ba island

Pictures of a family of rare white-headed langurs appearing on Cat Ba island (Hai Phong) posted on social networks have attracted the attention of the online community.

On May 6, an image appeared on social networks of two adult langurs believed to be "husband and wife" on Cat Ba Island (Hai Phong City) holding their cubs in their arms. In addition to the above image, information on social networks also states that the rare white-headed langur family has just welcomed 3-4 new members with yellow fur.

Leaders of Cat Ba National Park (Hai Phong) confirmed that the above information and images of the langurs are on Cat Ba island. New baby langurs are born in April.

It is known that the white-headed langur is the only endemic primate species that exists on Cat Ba Island and is distributed throughout all areas of Lan Ha Bay, currently being strictly preserved. Because the number of individuals is very small, the natural growth of langurs is a good sign for Cat Ba tourism.

The image of a family of white-headed langurs appears on Cat Ba island.

The recognizable sign of the Cat Ba langur is that when mature, the head and shoulders of males will have pale white fur, sometimes with young yellow hair, while in females, the fur will be darker but still very bright. Easy to recognize because it stands out on its pure black fur. The tail is very long, longer than many monkeys - to avoid causing confusion when many visitors cannot distinguish between different species.

Cat Ba langurs live in places 100 - 150m above sea level in forests of vines and trees or steep cliffs. A flock usually has 10 to 20 animals and is led by the leader, the male.

In our country, white-headed langurs only appear on Cat Ba island and Cai Chien island (Quang Ninh), but unfortunately Cai Chien island now no longer has any individuals.

The white-headed langur , also known as the Cat Ba langur, has the scientific name Trachypithecus poliocephalus . The white-headed langur is the only primate species that exists only on the archipelago, with the core area being Cat Ba National Park, on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at high risk of extinction. best of the world.