Mother's love

This Hanuman Langur or Grey Langur mother with its young one was sitting on a wall at Ganesh Temple parking near entrance of Zone 2 & 3 of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve at Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan on the morning of Holi festival.

These langurs are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. There are significant variations in the size depending on the sex, with the male always larger than the female. The head-and-body length is from 51 to 79 cm (20 to 31 in). Their tails, at 69 to 102 cm (27 to 40 in) are always longer than their bodies. The average weight of gray langurs is 18 kg (40 lb) in the males and 11 kg (24 lb) in the females. 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 3.7–4.6 m (12.0–15.0 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending.

Nikon | D7100 | Nikkor 200-400 mm f/4 | 260 mm | f/4 | ISO 400 | 1/25 seconds

• Date

  27-09-2023