It turns out I was wrong. This does happen on occasion, yes.
All those pictures I have of monkeys that I’ve been calling Gray Langur Monkeys are actually Purple-Faced Leaf Monkeys or Purple-Faced Langurs (Trachypithecus vetulus).
Thanks go to e4c5, aka Raditha Dissanayake, who said:
that’s actually a purple faced leaf monkey. I know there isn’t a square millimeter of purple on it. Grey Langur is in dry zone
Yeah, so don’t bother looking for any purple – you won’t likely find any. Unless you’re under the influence of… something.
And now I need to go back and edit previous posts to reflect more accurate info…
I very much appreciate e4c5 and others who provide me with correct information when I’m wrong. Thank you.
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