The langur monkey is called ''leaf monkeys'' because they eat chiefly leaves. There large stomach and intestines of these monkey give them potbellied appearance. They also eat fruit, flowers, grass. They need to eat those so when they live in different places they have those things to eat.

The langur monkey has a slender body, with a long tail. Their coat may be red, brown, silver, gray, golden, or black so he can blend in with the places they live in. The adult langur weigh from 11 to 40 pounds. They measure 17 to 31 inches tall, Their tail is 21 to 42 inches long. Male langurs are larger then females.

They live in warm humid swamp forest to cold mountains. They live in groups from 10 to 40 members. The langur can jump over a river. They can jump 10 meters. They need to jump so he can travel were they are going because they can't swim.

References:

Langur: Hannover Zoo, http://www2.zoo-hannover.de/zoo/animals/entellus_langur.html, 1997.

Susman, Randall L., "Langur," The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia, 1998.

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