{"id":351947,"date":"2025-12-13T14:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351947"},"modified":"2025-12-13T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:50:34","slug":"the-red-shanked-douc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-red-shanked-douc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red-Shanked Douc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport foiled an attempt to illegally import two critically endangered Red-shanked Doucs into India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Red-shanked Douc<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351949\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Shanked-Douc.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red-Shanked Douc\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Shanked-Douc.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Shanked-Douc.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Shanked-Douc.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- neprimateconservancy.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The red-shanked douc (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pygathrix nemaeus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is an Old World monkey known as the \u2018Queen of the Primates\u2019 for its highly colourful body and unique appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:It is native to the forests of <\/span><b>Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They live in <\/span><b>evergreen, semi-evergreen, and limestone forests up to 5,200 feet (1,600 m) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spend most of their time in the middle to upper levels of the canopy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>arboreal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>diurnal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning it <\/span><b>lives in trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>active during the day.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Appearance<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Body shape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The red-shanked douc has a grey body, maroon-red lower legs, white forearms, and a long white tail used for balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Face<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Its face is orange-yellow with light blue eyelids, white whiskers, and a black band across the forehead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>sexually dimorphic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; that is, their size and appearance vary with their gender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Males<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are larger and have white spots on their rump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Diet:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>folivorous and mainly eats young leaves.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also and gets all required water from its food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Behaviour:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The species <\/span><b>lives in peaceful social groups that can split and regroup.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>communicates through facial expressions, vocal sounds, and body postures.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is listed as <\/span><b>Critically Endangered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Threats:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Major threats include <\/span><b>hunting for food, traditional medicine, and illegal pet trade.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Habitat loss and forest fragmentation due to logging, agriculture, and infrastructure development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have severely reduced its population.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport foiled an attempt to illegally import two critically endangered Red-shanked Doucs into India. About Red-shanked Douc The red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) is an Old World monkey known as the \u2018Queen of the Primates\u2019 for its highly colourful body and unique appearance. 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