Sudden Drought Threathens Troop Survival Monkey Island

In Sri Lanka’s ancient temple city, the jungle has reclaimed the ruins, and monkeys now reign. Among them is the Tufts Troop, a family of regal tufted grey langurs led by alpha male Pamu. With silvery fur and black faces, these langurs share their home with two other monkey species: cheeky toque macaques, who sometimes bully them out of fruit trees but provide free grooming, and elusive purple-faced leaf monkeys, who rarely descend from the treetops

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