Aggressive Behavior of Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys Towards Domestic Dogs in Cachar District of Assam, India

DEB MITRAJIT, ADHIKARY PINAKI, SLAMA PETR, HAVLICEK ZDENĚK, ŘEZAC PETR, BHATTACHARJEE PARIMAL C, ROYCHOUDHURY SHUBHADEEP. 2015. Aggressive Behavior of Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys Towards Domestic Dogs in Cachar District of Assam, India. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(4): 1105–1109. Phayre’s leaf-monkeys (Trachipithecus phayrei) or Phayre’s langurs are old world monkeys that inhabit South-East Asian tropical forests. The species is under a severe threat due to large scale habitat destruction and disturbances by people living near the habitat of langurs. The present study recorded the aggressive behavior of male langurs towards domestic dogs in the Cachar district of Assam. Response of each member in the troop was observed. The sophisticated behavior of males in safeguarding the weaker members was observed. In conclusion, the harassment by domestic dogs may result in the expulsion of Phayre’s langurs from their native habitat.

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