Next week I will try to visit and interact the people experiencing it. I am confident that video recording will help you to convince with this logic.
By the way my previous video was on Plants "Not preferred" by Hanuman Langur. I hope you have noted the sense of "Not Preferred." regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I dont think thorns are issue. They have thick skin. I have seen > Langurs sitting on Zizyphus so often. They have worst thorns. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 4:25 PM, ushadi Micromini > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pankaj from HK: > > appreciate a peer reviewed paper link.... and the photo speaks ... > > your point well made... > > > > but even in this pic even in its high res version) could not see if the > > branches the langurs were sitting on had the sharp short thorns....??? > > > > in kolkata we have seen many b ceiba where the trees dont have thorns on > the > > trunk, but in branches plenty... and in one tree ... none atall... > > > > so may be langurs could sit on them!!! ha ha > > Usha di > > ===== > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:03 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Dear Oudhia sir > >> Please dont mind my writing this. But, I imagine why Langurs will NOT > LIKE > >> Bombax ceiba. > >> Langurs certainly like the fruits and there have been evidences of it. > >> http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1896/0898-6207.21.1.171 > >> Check the link and also the image in the link. > >> Regards > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Friday, 16 March 2012 05:51:49 UTC+8, rkmkbk wrote: > >>> > >>> Is there any plant which monkeys dislike? OR doesn't touch? or hates > and > >>> never comes near of that plant? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Usha di > > =========== > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >

