Miller's Grizzled Langur

We're going deep into the rainforest of Borneo. We are looking for the extinct Miller's grizzled langur which was last seen in the 1970's. If it's extinct, why are we looking for it? That's a good question and the answer is that they have been found alive and well in the rainforest preserve of Wehea. A survey team accidentally came across the langurs and took a few pictures. Another survey team in another part of the rainforest also came across some Miller's grizzled langurs. This seems to indicate that there are at least two populations of them. People who live in the


area knew they were there but didn't realize that they were considered to be extinct.

Miller's grizzled langurs are known for have white bristly beards and sideburns. This primate is very rare and very little is known about it. Primatologists are not certain what they eat, where they live, or much else about them.

Because the rainforests of Borneo are becoming smaller and smaller, the Indonesian government has laws in place to protect them. The problem is that the laws are poorly enforced leaving many animals like the langur in danger of no habitat.

Other recently rediscovered animals thought to be extinct include snub-nosed monkeys in China and giant tortoises and the rainbow toad in the Galapagos islands.

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Sorry this post is so short. Because of weather or maybe the solar storm, my internet connection is in and out.

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