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  • From: Josh Greenman <joshg1973 AT yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: [monkeywire] Critically endangered ash-white monkey found in Bangladesh hills
  • Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:06:09 -0500

"Critically endangered" ash-white monkey found in Bangladesh hills

Mon Nov 24, 11:30 AM ET

DHAKA (AFP) - Aboriginal Bom tribesmen have found a "critically endangered" ash-white and owl-eyed monkey in the southeastern Bangladesh hills.

The monkey, known locally as "Lajjaboti Banor", weighs about five kilograms (11 pounds) and was found at a forest in the Banderban hill district, the official BSS news agency said Monday, quoting zoology officials.

It had not been for years, officials said, without being able to pinpoint when the animal was last sighted.

The monkey's dominant features are big eyes and long black stripes on its back. It is very shy and hides its face on seeing humans.

District administration officials have caged the monkey for possible transportation to a zoo in Chittagong port city after rescuing it from the tribesmen.

"It is a critically endangered species, which moves slowly and usually lives in solitude," said Khalilur Rahman, a zoology professor at Dhaka University.

He told BSS that the round-headed animal is known scientifically as "Nycticebus Coucang" and has a length of up to 40 centimeters (16 inches).




  • [monkeywire] Critically endangered ash-white monkey found in Bangladesh hills, Josh Greenman, 11/26/2003

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