Ruminant-like Digestion of the Langur Monkey

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Journal Science

Specialty Science

Date 1968 Aug 16

PMID 4969750

Citations 33

Authors

T Bauchop

R W Martucci

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Abstract

The adaptation of langur monkeys to a laboratory environment has made possible a detailed investigation of their digestive physiology. The diverticular form of the langur stomach permits a bacterial fermentation of the leafy diet, which results in important contributions to the nutrition of these primates. The demonstration of a ruminant-like digestion in langurs extends the known taxonomic distribution of this digestive adaptation.

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