Hello At Nagzhira and at Bhandara forest, I have observed that these langurs and monkeys used to sit touching their chest to the bark of the tree for cooling effect during summer. as far as i know they do eat bark of some specific trees as their food.
regards Satish Pardeshi Thiruvengadam Ekambaram wrote: > Sir, > I send that picture in suport of my observation that ,when I was at Nagzira > National Park on 28th Dec., 2009. > Langoors are feeding on bark of a tree . I saw the same at three > different places in that forest. > This is new to me, and interested to know, eating the bark because of > non-availability of other food or what is the scientific reason?. > > Learned members already explained. > My observation may be wrong. > > Why I send it again, when we are on Nature camps some time, qualified > Resource persons used to tell, based on the information available on books, > in the field some time we see the opposite. > For example I was told that,Joint Squirrel will not come down to ground > from canopy for feeding, where as at Bhima Shankar I saw many of them come > to ground level and pick up the food item thrown by the devotees. > Examples are relevant ,please ignore. > Another example dog used to mate only on particular month in a year, It is > not happening. > We can always analyse scientifically based on field experience. > This my humble opinion .Opinion is debatale. > > > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This looks like 'Deccan Langur' > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Sir , More clear picture > >> > >> With Warm Regards, > >> > >> > >> E.Thiruvengadam > >> Mobile 09987886892 > >> Chembur, Mumbai > >> > >> -- > >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "efloraofindia" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Junior Research Fellow > > Care Earth > > Chennai > > www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > > -- > With Warm Regards, > > E.Thiruvengadam > Life Fellow > The Institution of Engineers (India) > Chartered Engineer (India) > Mobile 09987886892 > Chembur, Mumbai
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