Friday, March 25, 2011

ΦΑΤΣΟΥΛΕΣ 8

An extremely rare primate found only in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, the grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea) is one of the world’s 25 Most Endangered Primates (3). Like other doucs, this species is among the most strikingly coloured of all primates, with almond-shaped eyes and a white mouth surrounded by yellow-orange to light brown facial skin, and a band of white stretching around the sides of the head to the ears (4). A broad black bar stretches across the forehead and white whiskers, as long as 12 centimetres, protrude conspicuously from the sides of the head (4). The different species of douc may be distinguished by the colour of their shanks, and the grey-shanked douc can be identified by its dappled, dark grey legs, as well as by its light grey crown, back and arms, and white tail, which is almost as long as the rest of the body and ends in a thin tassel (4) (5). The belly is light grey to almost white, the fingers and feet are black, and the throat is white with an orange ring around the neck (5)

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