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Bhutan's
Nature - Animals
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Langurs |
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Golden Langurs group observed in India had a daily activity budget of spending
30% of the time feeding, 41% of the time resting, 19% of the time moving,
and 6% of the time grooming. This species will sleep in high trees, 21
to 24 meters from ground level. Daily activity consists first of waking
before the sun rises above the horizon and remaining in the tree slept
in for a period of time feeding, playing, resting, and moving from branch
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During the winter, individuals will orient themselves towards
the sun to sunbath before moving to feeding trees. When the group starts
to move out of the sleeping tree, they move slowly and silently, often
moving in a single file.
Movement is controlled by the dominant male who
will lead the group. This species, like other primates, tends to feed in
the morning and in the evening, resting during the mid-day heat . The mid-day
rests tend to occur on large trees with thick foliage during the summer,
and on the open parts of the trees exposed to the most sunlight during
the winter.
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