Abstract
During a 20-month study of two troops ofP. entellus in a village habitat in West Bengal one of seven births was observed. The female came down to the ground 21 minutes prior to parturition and returned to the trees 19 minutes later. She was accompanied by two adult females; there was no adult male present in the troop. The amount of time spent on the ground was significantly greater than expected for that time of year.
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McKenna, J., 1974. Perinatal behavior and parturition of a Colobinae,Presbytis entellus entellus (Hanuman langur).Lab. Primate Newsl., 13(3): 13–15.
Oppenheimer, J. R., 1973. Effects of environmental factors on the activity of village dwelling langurs (Primates) in West Bengal.Proc. Indian Sci. Congr., 60 (Part IV): 157 (Abstr.).
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Oppenheimer, J.R. Presbytis entellus: Birth in a free-ranging primate troop. Primates 17, 541–542 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382912
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