Up in the forests of northeastern India and Bhutan, you’ll find a rare monkey—the golden langur. With its bright golden fur and calm, shy nature, it’s one of the most unique monkeys out there.

Within moments of stepping off the boat, Dhyey captured an image of a golden langur sitting high up in a tree. The monkey briefly made eye contact and then slipped away. With fewer than 2,500 mature ...

This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. In India monkey business takes on a whole new meaning. Hanuman langurs are trained in New Delhi to scare off aggressive ...