Delacour's Langur and Young at EPRC Cuc Phuong, 10/03/12

Delacour's Langur and Young at EPRC Cuc Phuong, 10/03/12
24-04-2012

Trachypithecus delacouri

Critically endangered Vietnamese endemic that I was to have the privilege of seeing in the wild later in the trip. The total population is no more than 200-250 individuals and falling.

The Centre\'s resident animals are rescues that are unable to be released; as many as possible are released into semi-wild enclosures and ultimately to the wild in the national park. Youngsters born to the residents are released where possible, so it is very possible the young animal here will be in the wild before too long.

24-04-2012

Thanks for uploading these brilliant photos of amazing animals. Nice to see that the Delacour's langurs are able to breed regularly in captivity (as I presume is the case here?)

Can't wait to see what you'll post next to try and make us even more jealous...

24-04-2012

You're welcome!

I'm not sure how frequently they breed but they weren't making too big a fuss out of it so I don't think it can be the first.

This place is superb - the only thing I'd say against them is that the tour (the only way to see the place) is perhaps a little brisk - with a bit more time could have got some nicer shots! But I fully understand why - they clearly like to minimise exposure to the general public and that's quite fair enough.

To be honest the very most juicy species are probably in this batch of photos but there's plenty of other good stuff to come!

25-04-2012

I remember reading on their website a few months(?) ago that they've bred them a few times before. Their site was good but doesn't seem to be working anymore. I think their first birth was several years ago, and I vaguely remember reading of a 2nd generation captive birth too. I was under the impression that they were only very occasional events, so it's pleasing to see that they do breed fairly regularly.