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How many babies does a Black-shanked douc have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Black-shanked doucs are in a litter?

A Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 3.05 kg (6.72 lbs) and measure 4 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Cercopithecidae family (genus: Pygathrix). An adult Black-shanked douc grows up to a size of 60.9 cm (2′ 0″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Black-shanked douc is 1

The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Vietnam. This species is unique among the doucs in having a largely greyish-blue face. No global population estimate exists, although the Wildlife Conservation Society report an estimated 23,000 individuals present in Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. Prior to the discovery of the significance of this population, the largest populations were believed to be in adjacent Vietnam, where the largest known population is around 500-600 individuals. They are primarily arboreal and their diet consists on leaves, of which they obtain most of their water.

Other animals of the family Cercopithecidae

Black-shanked douc is a member of the Cercopithecidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Black-shanked douc

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Black-shanked douc

What other animals weight around 10.33 kg (22.78 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Black-shanked douc

Also reaching around 60.9 cm (2′ 0″) in size do these animals: