Nilgiri langur: facts, danger and how to survive it
A glossy black leaf-eating monkey of the hill forests. It calls with a loud whoop.
About the real animal
The Nilgiri langur is a glossy black, long-tailed leaf-eating monkey of the hill forests of the Western Ghats, with a golden-brown crown. It lives in troops, eats leaves, flowers and fruit, and gives a loud whooping call. Its stomach has several chambers to digest leaves, so it needs to rest after eating. It is a vulnerable species because its mountain forests have been cut.
In the game
A black leaf-eating monkey that stays in the tall trees. It calls with a loud whoop and watches the forest from above. Binoculars help you find it.
Quick facts
| Found in | mixed woodland, pine forest |
|---|---|
| Active | by day |
| Eats | plants |
| Temper | timid: it runs when it senses you |
| Strength | 32 health |
| Speed | walks at 1.5 m/s, runs at 8.5 m/s (you walk at 4 m/s and sprint at 7.5 m/s) |
| Yields | 1 to 2 meat, 0 to 1 hide |
What to do
Stays in the tall trees. Binoculars help.
More from this group
- 🐒Bonnet macaqueA bold monkey that lives in noisy troops.
- 🐒Lion-tailed macaqueA rare, black macaque with a silver mane, found only in the rainforests of the Western Ghats.
- 🐒Gray langurA large, long-tailed, gray monkey that often feeds on the ground.
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