A langur in Surat district of India attacked and injured several people, with most of the victims being men. The langur was rescued and taken to a rescue centre by the forest department. The monkey's behavior was closely observed, and it was found to be the alpha male of its troop.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The rare Raffles’ banded langur is slowly bouncing back from the brink of extinction and its numbers are likely to double from 75 to more than 150 in the next 15 years, said experts.