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markhors-menagerie · 9 months

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François’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)

These langurs live in China and Vietnam, and are proficient at digesting leaves in a multi-chambered stomach, but will also eat fruits, seeds, other plant foods, and insects. Their preferred habitat is karst; a unique kind of landscape where carbonate rocks like limestone and dolomite are eroded by water, creating dramatic rock formations like cliffs and caves. François’ langur uses cliff ledges and caves to sleep out of reach of predators. Karst rocks are formed when tiny prehistoric sea creatures die and form layers on the bottom of the ocean, eventually fossilising and forming limestone and similar rocks. So, these monkeys are living on the backs of animals which lived and died tens of millions of years ago!

#markhors-menagerie #primates #old world monkeys #monkeys #animal facts #fun facts #animals #biology #langur #François langur

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civetcider · 2 months

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i couldn't help it, i needed,,,,,more monkey, so this is Eep!! she/her and based on a François' langur

#furry #anthro #civetworks #safe fur work #monkey #lesbian oc #she is sleepy and tired and a lil bit kooky

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digitalagepulao · 11 months

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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King: my design notes [!! click here for the full line-up !!] [click here for just the goodies on tumblr]

also titled, "I underestimated my file sizes" TAT Separate images and info below the read more, beware this is LONG <3

Stone Monkey: himbs baby, that is all <3 he's mostly based off the François Langur, but some of his anatomy and proportions lean more on the Gray Langur and Macaque side of things. His facial fur sort of forms a pentagon shape for the five elements, and I gave him ginger fur cus it's a common depiction for him but also baby langurs are very bright orange, and him not growing dark feels like an apt display of his more childish side, both good and bad. His nails are golden for a bit of a "hidden gem" from a stone egg. Also keeping the tail either in a spiral of C-curve when "engaged", and when droopy it has a feel of a heavy rope. Old World monkeys don't have prehensile tails, he can use it for balance and basic mobility but it's not a third hand for the sake of keeping his monkey-ness.

Handsome Monkey King: in one of the poems the monkeys are said to weave grass for mattresses, so I can see them coming up with a crown of woven grass and never-fading leaves and flowers for their king at the very least. His face skin is darker as an adult, but not much else changes overall. The fuzzy upper lips and sideburns are a feature of the species I'm basing him on and it felt like a good fit to add. I also love the forest langurs are so long-furred, makes for a good way to give him dimension but also, the linework style reminds me of old woodcut shorthands for fur. Added a jade coin for the symbolism, and it feels fitting that the king of such a miraculous mountain would have a treasure like that on him. Placcid chill eyes are imperative, dude's not had an existential crisis yet, he's straight up vibing.

Sun Wukong: during his odd-ten years away from home, he learned human manners so he can stand but, I can see him still needing to lean on his tail to keep up his balance here and there. As he reaches the Western Continent (India) and learns the Way under Patriarch Subodhi, he adopts proper clothes for an apprentice and eventually becomes a Rishi. He dons his facial paint from then on, and after he masters the Way, there's a brightness in his pupils to show his cultivated immortality. The beads are purple solely to stand out over the deluge of oranges that is his design.

Great Sage Equal to Heaven: really went all out on this one orz this is Wukong at his most egotistical and ambitious, and I wanted his fit to truly embody that. Took bits from Peking Opera costumes and common depiction elements of him, with some bit of extra for appropriate levels of flair, like the phoenix feather design. I wanted to go for a mountain pattern mail but I couldn't figure out how to draw it, so I winged a pattern. I,,, doubt I'll ever draw this armor as detailed as here, but I wanted it to feel a bit overwhelming to look at, while also seeming like it doesn't quite fit him perfectly like it's swallowing him. Bit of a "baby wearing their parent's shoes" kind of vibe; he's stupidly powerful but he doesn't have what it takes to sit on the throne of Heaven. Also I leaned his expression to how he might appear during the Havoc in Heaven and then his bet with the Buddha. Full unbrindled rage murder monkey <3

-- Ruyi Jingu Bang: can't quite move on without my notes on the golden-hooped cudgel, now can I? The secondary hoops are there for further design appeal and for my own visualization of how the staff changes size (the hoops move over the staff's length as if to push it outward or inward). The metal is dark damascus alloy, though the pattern can be omitted for ease of drawing. One hoop end depicts a dragon, the other a phoenix, and in the middle of the staff is the canon inscription as described in the books, in seal script. Glow is optional and mostly for aesthetics.

Sun Pilgrim: out of his stolen armor, Wukong seems to swim in his robes but in a less overwhelming way. Went for the simple fillet headband cus his face is busy enough as it is. I know he's skilled enough to skin a tiger into pretty decent squares, but after one too many battles, anything would get tattered. He wears red, teal, black and yellow, four of the five cardinal colors, while white (the West) is still missing. His red and black half-robe doesn't fully cover the yellow underneath, a call back to his golden armor; he tries to use his wisdom and teachings to fight back the impulses of his past, but they still shine through at times. I kept only the leg bangs for dynamic elements to better show movement, but also one could say he's got.... golden hoops (haha get it, like his cudgel?? :oD)

Victorious Fighting Buddha: leaned hard on the actual portrayals of the Buddha. Seeing that he's depicted with dark/blue skin, it felt appropriate to let the guy grow out of his baby ginger fur and into adult black, but a patch remains where the golden headband used to be. I didn't want to give him long hair so no bun, but instead, his fur has a sorta lotus-petals shape now rather than his single point. His face paint changes into a more domino-mask style, and his brow white line resembles a teardrop urna. I made the mail piece he holds longer to keep the flowy bits of his previous outfits, and I turned Ruyi Jingu Bang into the sword he wields.

Hello hi, this robbed me of three days of my life and I'd like to receive compensation x.x Anyway hope you enjoy this lad, I know I do! Also if you wanna send me asks about him pls feel welcome to, I'd love to chat about this bastard monkey (affectionate) (loving) (i`d die for him)

#jttw #journey to the west #xiyouji #jttw sun wukong #sun wukong #jttw fanart #monkey king #stone monkey #victorious fighting buddha #buddha victorious in strife #sun pilgrim #bell dragon art #expedition to the west au

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sketching-shark · 1 year

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The Great Sage War of 2023 has been lost and won (courtesy of @antidotefortheawkward). Yet in the aftermath, I thought it might be fun to ask which of these living simians found in China people think would provide the best base species for everyone’s favorite Monkey King!

So while I might be missing a few monkeys, the options are:

1. Rhesus Macaque:

2. Tibetan Macaque:

3. Stump-Tailed Macaque:

4. Formosan Rock Macaque:

5. Assam Macaque:

6. Northern Pig-Tailed Macaque:

7. Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey:

8. Gray Snub-Nosed Monkey:

9. Black Snub-Nosed Monkey:

10. Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkey:

11. François’ Langur:

12. White-Headed Langur:

13. Phayre’s Leaf Monkey:

14. Capped Langur:

15. Shortridge’s Langur:

16. Nepal Gray Langur:

China has an amazing diversity of monkeys which makes choosing a favorite near impossible. Still, that does mean that any imagination of the Monkey King has an incredible living pool to draw from.

#chinese monkeys #sun wukong #monkey king #it is sad that all of these guys are endangered #but there is still hopes that that could turn around #also omg #just like the wild variety of monkey king images #living Chinese monkeys look like everything #from balding grandpas to young mohawked punks

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primate-tournament · 1 year

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Shout-out to all the primates which almost got into the tournament, but not quite, including:

Palaeopropithecus, a lemur convergently evolved with a sloth,

(Smokeybjb)

The golden langur, which looks way too human for comfort,

François langur, which lives in and around limestone cliffs for some reason,

The lion-tailed macaque,

The Celebes crested macaque, better known as the monkey which took a selfie that one time,

Theropithecus oswaldi, a giant relative of geladas and mandrills which, despite sporting a huge pair of canine teeth, probably ate mostly grass,

(Roman Uchytel)

And colugos, which aren’t in the tournament because they’re not actually primates, but they are the closest relatives of primates, and they’re winners in my heart.

#primate bracket #primates #tournament #tumblr tournament #primate #extinct primates #animals #colugos my beloved

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sloggervlogger · 2 years

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Newborn François' Langur Monkeys At Twycross An extra video today as Twycross zoo had some news of a newborn François' Langur Monkey. It's amazing the colour difference between the parents and the newborn. The ginger will only last for about six months until he will change to his parent's shiny black coat. He's getting pulled around quite a bit as the parents and other offspring share babysitting duty. That's probably how he got his little injury on his chest. I'm sure it will heal quickly. #sloggervlogger #François' Langur Monkey Today was originally a video-free day, as I do a Wednesday video every fortnight, but if I've got extra videos I will publish them in between like this one. Thank you for watching and commenting. Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell for more! SloggerVlogger

#IFTTT #YouTube #video #animal video #SloggerVlogger

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zehub · 2 years

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Ce singe d'une espèce rare et en voie de disparition est né dans un zoo du Missouri

Il ne reste environ que 3000 singes de cette espèce dans le monde. La naissance de ce Langur de François est une bonne nouvelle pour cette espèc

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mhaccunoval · 2 months

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they're trying to keep me down (<- ousted from throwing a name for a baby monkey in the pot)

#mhac.txt #good thing i was triple reading the submission clauses and saw the UK resident thing or i would have been screwed #but it's not my fault i think it'd be cute to name a françois langur không #maybe i'll have to incorporate it into a story somewhere...

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kelpo-cereal · 3 years

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Another monkey! This is Snapjack, he’s based off of a françois’s langur, and he’s probably looking at Rum (the monkey from my last drawing)

#art #illustration #kelpo draws #my art #digital art #oc #kelpo draws animals #monkey #forest #françois’s langur

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amonkeyaday · 3 years

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More fun baby news from Sydney: this orange cutie is Manchu, a François’ Langur monkey born at the Taronga Zoo. Zooborns has a video (link below) with an impressive amount of cute for only being 85 seconds - enjoy!

https://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2021/04/new-prime-mate-arrives-at-taronga-zoo-sydney-with-the-birth-of-adorable-françois-langur-baby.html

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digitalagepulao · 11 months

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A-ma Longan, or Grandma Dragon-Eye

soooo i'm doing my own spin on giving Wukong a mama, so meet miss Dragon-Eye herself <3 Longan is a langur monkey who appeared in Huaguo one day centuries back, and found a spot for herself in one of the mountain's monkey troops. Given her considerable age and that she's been a mentor and a maternal figure to so many, she's earned a position of respect among the other langurs. François langurs are matriarchal and rear their children communally among the females, and males leave the troop before they are mature, so I imagine that someone needs to kick ass when the troop is in danger, and given the amount of demons we have around, that's gonna be her. Longan once attempted cultivation but ultimately gave up before reaching Huaguo, but what she's learned watching priests and monks doesn't go to waste. She's managed to keep peace among the monkeys as well as with most demons, and she does her best to keep all her loved ones healthy and safe. Sometimes that includes pacifying spirits and local gods, but that's just part of the job. She has a sort of will-they-won't-they Situationship with the mountain's tutelary deity (dijizhu) who I'll get to eventually. They work well together, having grown their own kind of affectionate sniping and ribbing over the centuries, and he can't complain finally receiving offerings and not being trampled by this or that demon as was the case before Longan came. i'm gonna come up with, way more ocs for this au of mine lmao including of course, giving Wukong a monkey big bro :3c

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A-ma Longan, matriarch of the troop. Stern | Reclusive | Temperate | Dry - Droopy fur, red dye face paint, constant neutral or mellow expression, necklace made of stone pits. Can stand like a human when needed. - Known for having a deadpan sense of humor and not engaging with games like most, prefers to keep watch on trees and pacifying distraught land gods and rowdy demons. - Know human manners and medicine, basic language - Not native to Huaguo - Often takes a mentor role with other monkeys Maintains an uneasy peace with other demons, until Wukong befriends and allies with them

#[Oogway voice] mmmm monkee #bell dragon art #jttw #jttw au #jttw oc #journey to the west oc #journey to the west #cw blood #cw injuries #Sun clan au

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faustinepau · 4 years

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Langur de François

Ils sont trouvés principalement dans le sud-ouest de la Chine et le nord du Vietnam. La majorité des études scientifiques sur le langur de François dans la nature ont lieu dans la réserve naturelle de Nonggang et la réserve naturelle de Fusui dans la province du Guangxi, en Chine.

Menaces et conservation

Seuls cinq spécimens sont nés en captivité, dont quatre en Europe. La cinquième naissance intervient en mars 2020 en France, dans le jardin zoologique du muséum de Besançon.

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animalworld · 4 years

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Gray langurs are fairly terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Himalayas.

Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.6–4.7 m (12–15 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending

In India, gray langurs number at around 300,000. India has laws prohibiting the capturing or killing of langurs, but they are still hunted in some parts of the country. Enforcement of these laws has proven to be difficult and it seems most people are unaware of their protection. Populations are also threatened by mining, forest fires and deforestation for wood.