BRONX, N.Y. — February 6, 2025 — A silvered langur baby, with a striking orange-colored coat, is debuting at the Bronx Zoo as it kicks off 2025. The silvered langur baby, born in November 2024, can now be seen by guests in the JungleWorld exhibit.

The Bronx Zoo has one of the largest breeding groups of silvered langurs (Trachypithecus cristatus) in North America. There have been over 100 silvered langurs born at the Bronx Zoo since 1985 when JungleWorld opened. The Wildlife Conservation Society was instrumental in establishing the silvered langur program in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) network and continues to lead the management and sustainability of the population through a long-term and very successful breeding program.

Silvered langurs are native to a variety of forest habitats in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. As folivores, up to 80 percent of the langur’s diet consists of leaves. The adults are dark gray with silvery tips on the hairs that give a silvered-gray appearance. Infants are born with orange coats and over the course of three to five months, the infant gradually changes to the silvery gray color of the adults.

Silvered langurs are listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with a decreasing population trend, primarily due to habitat loss. There are approximately 50 silvered langurs in the AZA population, held at only four AZA facilities.

The Bronx Zoo will be open during New York’s winter recess February 17-21, and guests can visit and see the new langur at the Bronx Zoo’s JungleWorld exhibit.

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