This was the first time red-shanked doucs have been sighted in Siem Pang, which was designated as a protected area in 2014. The 67,000 hectare forest is in one of the remotest areas of Cambodia, with few motorbike paths or human settlements.

Some experts believe it could be one of the last bastions of the endangered red-shanked douc and its close relative, the critically endangered grey-shanked douc...

Shortly after his red-shanked douc sighting during last week’s trip into Siem Pang forest, Mr. Loveridge saw the results of illegal poaching first-hand.

“We had heard a lot of gunfire in the forest,” he said. “A lot of AK-47s going off. The next day we found a red-shanked douc that had been shot. It was very sad to see a beautiful group of them alive, and a few days later to find one that’s been shot and eaten by maggots.”

SinnSisamouth wrote:what a stupid looking monkey!

hardly natures camouflage "HERE I AM MEN WITH GUNS,SEE MY RED LEGS IN THE GREEN!"

bolueeleh wrote:

SinnSisamouth wrote:what a stupid looking monkey!

hardly natures camouflage "HERE I AM MEN WITH GUNS,SEE MY RED LEGS IN THE GREEN!"

thats because mother nature didnt invent guns, these monkeys are not top of the food chain but not many animals could get to them because they are agile and they lived on top of trees, so they develop red fur to show their dominance and attract mates