The maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, or red leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found on the southeast Asian island of Borneo and the nearby smaller Karimata.
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“Black creeps from root to root,
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“When there is no tiger on the mountain, the monkey becomes king.”
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