Vietnam - North - Red-shanked Doucs

  • Red-shanked Douc is critically endangered
  • The world population of the Red-shanked Douc is less than 2000 individuals
  • The world population of the Red-shanked Douc is less than 2000 individuals
  • They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia
  • In Son Tra Peninsula, there are about 300 Red-shanked Douc individuals living in its evergreen forests
  • They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Red-shanked Douc – male
  • Male Red-shanked Douc eating fresh figs
  • Red-shanked Douc – male
  • Female Red-shanked Douc with her baby (2 months)
  • The young Douc is born with their eyes open
  • Female Red-shanked Douc with her baby (2 months)
  • The Red-shanked Douc is an aerial specialist, moving high up in the canopy
  • Red-shanked Douc executing breathtaking leaps of up to 6 meters (20 feet)
  • Red-shanked Douc executing breathtaking leaps of up to 6 meters (20 feet)
  • Red-shanked Douc, it uses its tail solely for balance
  • The tail of the Red-shanked Douc is not prehensile
  • Doucs are a fairly peaceful species
  • Red-shanked Douc can eat 200 species of leaves
  • Red-shanked Douc can eat 200 species of leaves
  • Red-shanked Douc can eat 200 species of leaves
  • Red-shanked Douc can eat 200 species of leaves
  • Red-shanked Douc can eat 200 species of leaves
  • The young Red-shanked Douc achieve adult colors at 10 months