Indian langurs are lanky, long-tailed monkeys, having bushy eyebrows and a chin tuft. They have a black face and their body color ranges from gray to dark brown to golden. The small and lean body of an Indian langur is complimented with long hands. The term langur means 'having a long tail' and the name suits the animal perfectly.
They have various subspecies with different coat color, either gray or brown and even the varying position of the tufts of hair around the face. The face and hands of the langurs are usually black. These langurs are distinguished from the subfamilies of Old monkeys by their leaf eating specialty, such as complex stomachs and better developed cross ridges on the teeth. They usually eat leaves, fruits and flowers and are the most terrestrial of all monkeys. They are found in socially organized groups and headed by one or more males. In one-male groups, a takeover by a new male head occurs every few years, sometimes resulting in the death of infants.
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