New danger for endangered primates

Research of the German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research – shows a threatening development for two endangered primate species in Bangladesh: Phayre’s langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus). In mixed groups of these two species, hybrids have been found and genetically confirmed. If hybridization continues, it could mean the extinction of one or both species (International Journal of Primatology).