Łódź. Lutung Javai was born in the zoo. The animal is threatened with extinction

A monkey from a very rare species of Javanese Lutungian Lutungian was born in the Zoological Garden in Łódź. Its birth is of particular importance, because the animal is on the list of endangered species.

On the Javanese Lutungian catwalk at the Orientarium Zoo Łódź you can already find the youngest, less than a month, a representative of this species of monkeys from Southeast Asia. For now, the young spends most of his time cuddled in his mother's fur.

Huge joy and success

The monkey made of rare Lutunga species was born in the Zoological Garden in Łódź on April 14. For carers from the zoo it is a great joy and breeding success, because Lutungi in nature are threatened with extinction. – The monkey feels great, develops properly and is already starting to show the first signs of curiosity about the world – emphasized the director of breeding and development at the Orientarium Zoo Łódź Michał Gołędowski.

Lutungi are herbivorous monkeys, whose lives take place mainly in the crowns of trees. According to their guardians, they are very social and curious. In nature, they live in herds of several to a dozen individuals. An interesting fact is that young are born with a lighter fur – thanks to this adult individuals can easily see them and protect them from danger. Thanks to the brighter coloration, visitors to the Łódź zoo will easily see the youngest individual who is already on the Lutungian catwalk in the Orientarium building.

Threatened with extinction

Lutung Jawiajski – as its genre name indicates – occurs only on the Indonesian island of Jawa and several nearby smaller islets. His natural environment is moist tropical forests, both lowland and mountainous. It is a species exposed to extinction according to the red book IUCN. The biggest threat to the Lutungs is the loss of habitats by extinguishing and poaching.