Quy (black-shanked douc) who was rescued last year in November is going from strength to strength.

However as he’s much smaller and younger than our other rescued douc, his daily adventures in the trees have had to be on his own, with Miss Phoung and Miss Hang trying their very best to climb a few metres up for him.  Wild douc normally enjoy the tree canopy at 40 metres in large social groups.

Then in May we got the call to travel 800 miles to rescue another orphaned langur- but this time a tiny silvered langur. Miss Phoung and Dr Viet immediately headed off, returning two days later with a tiny orange langur- Hon Me!  We have rescued only three silvered langurs from the illegal wildlife trade since we opened in 2008.  At the moment we are caring for two- the mighty Pei and Achih Junior. Pei and Achih Junior live together, and since rescue have grown and become confident individuals.  We hoped Hon Me would go with these two, however on Hon Me’s arrival it quickly became clear he was so tiny and was not big enough to go with the silvered langurs, or even Quy- who was three times bigger than him.

At first Quy was not much bothered with Hon Me, if anything a little rough. Slowly day by day as the team would take Hon Me and Quy into the trees, the two orphans got used to each other. The next stage was being left together over lunch (sleepy time!) on their own, and then finally after several months overnight. Having a friend 24/7 is important, a social primate should never be alone.  From this point on the bond between Quy and Hon Me has grown – with a toe or tail contact most of the time.  Best friends until they are old enough to head off to meet their own kind.