The Indian Hanuman Langur | A sacred bond ensures the monkey‘s survival

Nov 14, 2019
Survival can be tough in the Aravalli Mountains of north-western India, especially during the barren dry period. Over the years, th
Nov 14, 2019
Survival can be tough in the Aravalli Mountains of north-western India, especially during the barren dry period. Over the years, these grey langurs have developed a unique survival strategy that sees them almost entirely dependent on humans for part of the year. In turn, the local people worship the monkeys as representatives of the Hindu god Hanuman. We explore how this unusual human-animal bond works.

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