She said she noticed the trend recently and slammed people … Dusky Langurs are listed as near threatened on the IUCN red list. Video from Oct 2 was captured at goat farm in Afamosa Safari Wonderland Melaka, Malaysia. The Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) has the widest range of any leaf monkey throughout Peninsular Malaysia and could be encountered anywhere from the lowlands to the highlands as long as there is suitable forested habitat. The species is classified as ‘protected wildlife’ under the … 10. Deforestation and overdevelopment in Penang have caused … Dusky leaf monkeys exhibit well-developed fingers and opposable thumbs. The dusky leaf monkey however didn't attack her but just wants the food. TEDx Petaling Street happened yesterday, and Langur Project Penang raised awareness of the spectacled langur or dusky leaf monkey. 11. In early 2019, a former finalist of Dewi Remaja, a national beauty contest, streamed an Instagram live video of herself playing with her dusky leaf monkey, garnering several likes from followers. The structure of their hands and feet animals is very similar to that of humans. White-handed gibbon Image via TRAFFIC / Clean Malaysia. It can be seen from Panti Forest Reserve in the Southern state of Johor all the way North to Langkawi Island. The dusky leaf monkey (also called a dusky langur or spectacled langur) pauses for a moment to give me a quick glance. It is found in Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Dusky leaf monkeys are born with a very colorful coat, typically orange or bright yellow. This is the moment a tame, but cheeky dusky leaf monkey leaped onto a woman's shoulder and snatched food right out of her hands. They spend most of their lives in trees in groups of 5-20 individuals. These are old world monkeys found in Malaysia as well as parts of Thailand and Myanmar. Now Dusky Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus), as there name implies, are difficult to find as they are amazingly shy.In two years of travelling around Malaysia I had only seen them twice before, and only in groups of 4, so I was very surprised when I drove down the road near Kampong Johor Lama, 81900 Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia and encountered a group … Dusky boats for sale on Boat Trader are available for an assortment of prices, valued from $20,000 on the more affordable end all the way up to $134,000 for the more sophisticated yachts. As an animal lover and activist who works to protect and rehabilitate primates, she said that by supporting this trade, we are essentially killing them! Why have dusky leaf monkeys become a threatened species? A Malaysian woman, Bam Arrogancia recently shared a post to raise awareness about this issue and to urge the public to stop buying wild monkeys as pets. In fact, Malaysia is said to be one of the biggest exporters of wildlife animals, with Malaysians selling protected animals on Facebook since at least 2013. File:Lutung or Dusky Leaf Monkey found in Taman Rakan, Kajang, Malaysia..jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigation Jump to search If you didn’t know, the dusky leaf monkey is a threatened species that are primarily found in Penang. What's worse, ... Dusky leaf monkeys Image via Annamiticus / Clean Malaysia. The dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.It is found in peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand; however, dusky leaf monkeys have occasionally been observed in Singapore.It is not clear whether these monkeys are escaped pets or whether they swam to Singapore on their … Hunting for food is a major … Overall, dusky leaf monkey has 7 subspecies, found throughout Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Slow loris Image via The Daily Green. This article uses material from Wikipedia released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike Licence 3.0 . The dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. Funny and terrify moment of a wild yet tame dusky leaf monkey when a visitor tries to feed them, one of the monkeys jumps on the visitor shoulders and grabbed food.