The white-headed langur is a type of langur that is also distributed in my country. As its name suggests, its head is white and its shoulders are also white. What is more special is the tail, which is half black and half white. There is also some white on the back of the hands and feet. . Like other langurs, 80% or 90% of its food is leaves, and there are all kinds of leaves in its living environment. It picks what kind of leaves it likes to eat according to each season, and its feed intake is not high. They go out early and come back late, have a very regular life, and are alert in temperament. They are very lively, active, and very good at jumping. White-headed langurs are only distributed in the triangular area between Zuojiang and Mingjiang rivers in Guangxi in my country.

1. Distribution of white-headed langur

The white-headed langur is very rare. The biggest reason is that there are very few of it. White-headed langurs are distributed in three protected areas, covering part of the limestone area of ​​less than 200 square kilometers. The limestone stone mountains are very high, and there is a flat land between the stone mountains and the stone mountains. The white-headed langurs live in such an environment. They have enough food and no human interference. In addition, the white-headed langur was first discovered by Chinese scholars and is also the only primate discovered and named by Chinese scholars. It is a specialty species of our country. So how many rare white-headed langurs are there currently?

2. How many white-headed langurs are there?

The white-headed langur is rare in number, with only a few hundred left. It is one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world, and is recognized as the rarest monkey in the world. In 2012, it was listed as critically endangered in the Red List of Endangered Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Currently, China has conducted various research and protection efforts on this rare species in an effort to save it from extinction. In the early 1980s, there were only about 80 white-headed langurs left in the Bapen Nature Reserve and Banli Nature Reserve in Guangxi. At that time, the total number of white-headed langurs in Guangxi was estimated to be just over 200, which was already at a critical stage. Extremely endangered status. After sustained efforts from many aspects, the total number of white-headed langurs has reached about 800, and the total number in the wild is only about 600.

3. Current situation of white-headed langurs

White-headed langurs are only distributed in a very narrow triangular zone between Zuojiang and Mingjiang in Guangxi, covering an area of ​​less than 200 square kilometers in China. At present, only two places in my country have artificially raised white-headed langurs in Shanghai Zoo and Guangzhou Xiangjiang Wildlife World. A researcher from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that under the current situation, it is particularly important for Guangxi to protect the white-headed langurs. If the white-headed langurs in Guangxi become extinct due to careless protection, it will mark the first time that the white-headed langur species is on earth. disappeared completely. Although the number of white-headed langurs continues to rebound, their protection still cannot be taken lightly.

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