Primates

Range

Primates have a wide range from tropical forests and shores of Nicobar to mid-elevations of the Himalayas.

Habitat Type

Coastal forests, mangroves, tropical evergreen, deciduous, montane forests, urban centres, agricultural landscapes

Threats

Habitat loss, poaching, rapid urbanization, habitat fragmentation

Did You Know

The slender loris is the smallest primate in India

Range

Primates have a wide range from tropical forests and shores of Nicobar to mid-elevations of the Himalayas.

Habitat Type

Coastal forests, mangroves, tropical evergreen, deciduous, montane forests, urban centres, agricultural landscapes

Threats

Habitat loss, poaching, rapid urbanization, habitat fragmentation

Did You Know

The slender loris is the smallest primate in India

Through videos, stories, infographics and more, here's a deep dive into the world and life of primates.

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Mysore Slender Loris: Facts, Behaviour, Threats
Infographic
Mysore Slender Loris: Facts, Behaviour, Threats
Anirudh Nair
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this creature of the night
By
Anirudh Nair
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Meet the New Influencer in Town, the Pig-tailed Macaque
Green Humour
Meet the New Influencer in Town, the Pig-tailed Macaque
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
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Nepal Gray Langur: Facts, Range, Threats
Infographic
Nepal Gray Langur: Facts, Range, Threats
Anirudh Nair
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this primate from the Himalayas
By
Anirudh Nair
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
The True Tree World of Golden Langurs
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The True Tree World of Golden Langurs
Neha Sinha
Living in the canopy their whole lives and rarely coming down to the ground, this species of Old-World monkey find pockets of peace in the arboreal world of their small geographical range in Assam
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Neha Sinha
Species
Gee's Golden Langur: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Infographic
Gee's Golden Langur: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Tanvi Sawant
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this endangered primate
By
Tanvi Sawant
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
The Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque and its Fight for a Home
Video
The Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque and its Fight for a Home
Biont
The Nicobar long-tailed macaque is found only on some of the Nicobar islands. It is the only home they have known, adapted to, and survived in. But a massive disaster and recent developments have escalated tensions among some of the troops and the local settlers
By
Biont
Video
Struggle for the Land: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Bind
Conservation
Struggle for the Land: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Bind
Radhika Raj
Dhritiman Mukherjee
The habitat of this fruit-loving primate has changed on Great Nicobar. How can they carve out a life of coexistence with humans on this isolated island?
By
Radhika Raj
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Conservation
Canopy Bridge Comes to Gibbons’ Rescue
Conservation
Canopy Bridge Comes to Gibbons’ Rescue
Anuraag Baruah
Tree-planting efforts initiated in 2006 to reunite the apes separated by a railway line in Hoollongapar bear fruit
By
Anuraag Baruah
Conservation
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque: Facts, Social Life, Threats
Infographic
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque: Facts, Social Life, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this vulnerable primate
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, Diet, Threats
Infographic
Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, Diet, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about this endemic primate from the Nicobar islands
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Capped Langur: Facts, Diet, and Habitat
Infographic
Capped Langur: Facts, Diet, and Habitat
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about the capped langur, a highly arboreal primate, with a distinctive tuft of dark hair on its head
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
From Treetops to Trash: The Lion-tailed Macaques’ Fight for Survival
Video
From Treetops to Trash: The Lion-tailed Macaques’ Fight for Survival
Sustain Team
Lion-tailed macaques live on treetops and need connected canopies to travel, but the destruction of forests is forcing them to descend to the floor and look for food in the trash
By
Sustain Team
Video
The Bengal Slow Loris: Disappearing Gently into That Good Night
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The Bengal Slow Loris: Disappearing Gently into That Good Night
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
Endangered by habitat loss, hunting and illegal pet trade, this nocturnal primate found in India's northeast needs urgent attention
By
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
Species
Phayre’s Langur: Facts, Diet, Habitat
Infographic
Phayre’s Langur: Facts, Diet, Habitat
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this leaf-eating monkey
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Food First: A Hand for a Handout
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Food First: A Hand for a Handout
Janaki Lenin
Juvenile bonnet macaques in the Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, have developed an almost human way of communicating their request for food
By
Janaki Lenin
Column
Phayre’s Leaf Monkey: The Primate with Spectacles
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Phayre’s Leaf Monkey: The Primate with Spectacles
Sustain Team
What has spectacles, a tail, and swings along high tree canopies? Meet the Phayre’s leaf monkey — a striking white ring around its dark, inquisitive eyes, makes it seem like it is wearing a pair of glasses
By
Sustain Team
Video
Phayre’s Langur: A Future Denied
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Phayre’s Langur: A Future Denied
Swapna Nelaballi
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Endangered Phayre’s langurs are losing their habitat at a rapid pace. They need targeted conservation interventions to survive.
By
Swapna Nelaballi
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Species
Island Shenanigans: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Tropical World by the Sea
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Island Shenanigans: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Tropical World by the Sea
Ishika Ramakrishna
Straight from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the life of a unique nonhuman primate species that is adaptable, intelligent, and highly social
By
Ishika Ramakrishna
Species
A Matter of Hair
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A Matter of Hair
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
The Stump-tailed Macaque Raises an Objection
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The Stump-tailed Macaque Raises an Objection
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
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Capped Langurs and their Risky Quest for a Special Treat
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Capped Langurs and their Risky Quest for a Special Treat
Udayan Borthakur
In Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, tree-dwelling capped langurs rarely set foot on ground, except when a special treat beckons
By
Udayan Borthakur
Video
Pushed to The Edge: Lion-tailed Macaques and the Case of Disappearing Forests
Conservation
Pushed to The Edge: Lion-tailed Macaques and the Case of Disappearing Forests
Bhanu Sridharan
Destruction of forests is pushing a growing population of the shy lion-tailed macaques to look for food in human settlements
By
Bhanu Sridharan
Conservation
Lion-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, and Threats
Infographic
Lion-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, and Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about the lion of the tree canopies
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Grey Slender Loris: The Endearing Secret Creature of the Night Forest
Video
Grey Slender Loris: The Endearing Secret Creature of the Night Forest
Pradeep Hegde
As the sun sets, and the forest sleeps, a stealthy creature emerges from the shadows – meet the grey slender loris, the nocturnal primate of south India’s rainforests
By
Pradeep Hegde
Video
Stump-tailed Macaque: Appearance, Diet, and Breeding
Infographic
Stump-tailed Macaque: Appearance, Diet, and Breeding
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about the primate that rules the forest floors of Hollongapar
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Malabar Grey Slender Loris: Facts, Appearance, Life Span
Infographic
Malabar Grey Slender Loris: Facts, Appearance, Life Span
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about this stealthy nocturnal primate from the Western Ghats
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Man and Wild: The Complicated Coexistence of Humans and Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Photo Story
Man and Wild: The Complicated Coexistence of Humans and Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Once upon a time, in the Tinsukhia region of Assam, an ape named Kaliya became a regular visitor to the village of Ketetong
By
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Photo Story
Gone Too Soon: A Tale of the Central Himalayan Langurs of Uttarakhand
Conservation
Gone Too Soon: A Tale of the Central Himalayan Langurs of Uttarakhand
Himani Nautiyal
Is there a way out of the human-langur conflict in the Garhwal Himalayas?
By
Himani Nautiyal
Conservation
Bengal Slow Loris: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Infographic
Bengal Slow Loris: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about this nocturnal primate from the forests of Northeast India
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Baby of the Forest: In Search of the Malabar Grey Slender Loris
Species
Baby of the Forest: In Search of the Malabar Grey Slender Loris
Chetana Babburjung Purushotham
In the densest parts of Agumbe’s forests, this wide-eyed primate feeds on insects in the quiet of the night
By
Chetana Babburjung Purushotham
Species
Saving the Hoolock Gibbon’s Song
Conservation
Saving the Hoolock Gibbon’s Song
Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
In several gibbon habitats, resident communities are leading conservation efforts that are informed by local circumstances and practices
By
Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
Conservation
Stump-tailed Macaques: The Forest Walkers of Hollongapar
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Stump-tailed Macaques: The Forest Walkers of Hollongapar
Udayan Borthakur
The stump-tailed macaques spend most of their day walking across the dense rainforest floors of Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary. They only return to trees to search for food, or sleep. But foraging the forest floor makes them vulnerable to leopards and other predators. To save themselves, they hurriedly, stuff food in their expandable cheek pouches. If danger approaches, they quickly escape with the loot.
By
Udayan Borthakur
Video
The Western Hoolock Gibbon: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Infographic
The Western Hoolock Gibbon: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
The western hoolock gibbon is a subspecies of the only non-human ape in India, the hoolock gibbon
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Monkeys Vs Apes
Explainer
Monkeys Vs Apes
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Did you know that an ape is not a monkey?
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Explainer
Lonely Hearts Club: The Hoolock Gibbon Story
Photo Story
Lonely Hearts Club: The Hoolock Gibbon Story
Sustain Team
How the handsome primate got stuck on the wrong side of the tracks
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
The Monkey with a Beanie: The Capped Langurs of Hollongapar
Species
The Monkey with a Beanie: The Capped Langurs of Hollongapar
Uddipana Kalita
Destruction of forests is putting this primate’s future at risk. In the last three decades, their population has seen a 3O per cent decline
By
Uddipana Kalita
Species
Hoolock Gibbons: Return of the Apes of Northeast India
Conservation
Hoolock Gibbons: Return of the Apes of Northeast India
Dr Dilip Chetry
Multilevel action plans that closely involve and benefit local communities are the only way forward to save the endangered gibbons of India
By
Dr Dilip Chetry
Conservation
The Western Hoolock Gibbon Sings and Swings Along the Forest Canopies
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The Western Hoolock Gibbon Sings and Swings Along the Forest Canopies
Udayan Borthakur
The western hoolock gibbon is most commonly recognised by its song. From the heights of the forest canopy, the western hoolock gibbon produces a loud, elaborate song, that often ends in a spectacular crescendo
By
Udayan Borthakur
Video
The Lion-Tailed Macaque Laments Taxonomy
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The Lion-Tailed Macaque Laments Taxonomy
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
Bridging the Canopy Gap
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Bridging the Canopy Gap
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
Bengal Slow Loris: The Fiery-Eyed Wonder of the Night
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Bengal Slow Loris: The Fiery-Eyed Wonder of the Night
Swapna Nelaballi
The gum-eating, fiery-eyed primate is being wiped out by an illegal international pet trade
By
Swapna Nelaballi
Species
Monkey Spa: How Grooming Wins Lion-tailed Macaques Favours and Food
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Monkey Spa: How Grooming Wins Lion-tailed Macaques Favours and Food
Sustain Team
Females spend hours grooming themselves and each other. It's an excellent way to make friends, stay clean and win favours from elders
By
Sustain Team
Video
Pig-tailed Macaque: Elusive Monkey of the Deep Forest
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Pig-tailed Macaque: Elusive Monkey of the Deep Forest
Neeharika Gogoi
Narayan Sharma
A proactive forest department, supportive local communities, and the constant presence of researchers has helped the pig-tailed macaque’s conservation in the forests of Hollongapar
By
Neeharika Gogoi
Narayan Sharma
Species
Sultans of Swing: Hoolock Gibbons Rule the Canopy
Species
Sultans of Swing: Hoolock Gibbons Rule the Canopy
Malavika Bhattacharya
This tiny graceful ape, hangs on to one of the last protected bastions of its native habitat
By
Malavika Bhattacharya
Species
The Stump-tailed Macaques of Hollongapar
Species
The Stump-tailed Macaques of Hollongapar
Malavika Bhattacharya
On the scent of elusive primates in the forests of Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
By
Malavika Bhattacharya
Species
Ladies Special: The Matrilineal World of Stump-Tailed Macaques
Photo Story
Ladies Special: The Matrilineal World of Stump-Tailed Macaques
Sustain Team
Things are remarkably different in this primate troop without an alpha male heading it
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
Offtrack in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
Conservation
Offtrack in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
Malavika Bhattacharya
The colonial-era Meleng Railway line cuts through this sanctuary in Assam, threatening the wildlife within
By
Malavika Bhattacharya
Conservation
Spotting a Mighty Troop of Stump-tailed Macaques
Species
Spotting a Mighty Troop of Stump-tailed Macaques
Narayan Sharma
Lack of competing primates and the absence of indiscriminate hunting has allowed the stump-tailed macaque population to thrive in the forests of Hollongapar
By
Narayan Sharma
Species
Saving the Lion-Tailed Macaque, One Step at a Time
Conservation
Saving the Lion-Tailed Macaque, One Step at a Time
Rishika Pardikar
Curtailed to live in the tiny forest fragment of Puthuthottam in Valparai, the lion-tailed macaque needs all the help it can get
By
Rishika Pardikar
Conservation
Cornered but not Defeated
Conservation
Cornered but not Defeated
Ashni Dhawale
Sustained conservation efforts and community engagement is critical to save the lion-tailed macaque and its disappearing habitat
By
Ashni Dhawale
Conservation
Pride of the Western Ghats: The Elusive Lion-tailed Macaque
Photo Story
Pride of the Western Ghats: The Elusive Lion-tailed Macaque
Sustain Team
The life and times of one of India’s most endangered primates
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
Splendid Sojourns in Silent Valley National Park
Habitat
Splendid Sojourns in Silent Valley National Park
Meghna Krishnadas
Nifty monkeys and playful tiger cubs, iridescent butterflies and magnificent trees — a conservation ecologist finds herself in rapt fascination in the rainforests of this UNESCO World Heritage site
By
Meghna Krishnadas
Habitat
Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy
Species
Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy
Trisha Gupta
Don’t be fooled by the name or the sharp canines, the endangered lion-tailed macaque is a shy, fruit-eating primate that inhabits the upper canopy of the rainforests of the Western Ghats
By
Trisha Gupta
Species
What’s in a Name?
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What’s in a Name?
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
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On the Doctor’s Couch
Green Humour
On the Doctor’s Couch
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour