Port Lympne Park Welcome New Baby Langur
Aspinall Foundation keepers were as pleased as punch at the new arrival at their Javan Langur enclosure this month. During this ridiculously cold Spring, the new baby has been a real ray of sunshine at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, as due to the weather no new arrivals were expected!
This beautiful baby was a big surprise when it appeared clung to it’s mother, and the infant has shown real progression that the keepers are delighted with. The Aspinall Foundation are now one of the most successful breeders on the species in the world. They now house over 50 individuals, and plan to reintroduce more of them back into the wild via their Java Primate Project.
Simon Jeffrey, Animal Manager said –
This lovely little youngster is yet to be named and due to the cold weather we have not yet been able to tell if it is a boy or a girl – as mum has been keeping her youngster very close to her chest. It’s too early to tell yet whether this baby will develop a darker colouring. For now though, visitors should be able to spot mum and baby quite easily as their colouring really makes them stand out. We are one of the most successful breeders of this species. We have recently reintroduced a group of Javan langurs and a gibbon to our Java Primate Project in Indonesia, from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. They are doing really well out there and eventually will be released into protected areas of forest that we manage.
The Javan Langur begins it’s life with a bright orange coat, but as it grows older their fur changes colour and darkens over time. This amazing little creatures are listed as currently vulnerable on the IUCN list, but here’s hoping for many more new arrivals through the Aspinall Foundations amazingly successful breeding program.
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