Purple-faced langurs (Semnopithecus vetulus) are found only in Sri Lanka and typically have a black coat with distinctive facial markings.But near the village of Lankagama, some individuals stand ...

By Mongabay.com For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay.

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In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...

Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka 'white party' organised by Russian expats cancelled over racism backlash The party, which was due to be heard at Sarayka Lounge in the southern coastal town of Unawatuna, ...

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Mitchell Santner will lead a Black Caps side high in promise but lacking in experience to face Sri Lanka for two T20 Internationals and three one-day ...

A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan’s closeness to Beijing will finally open this week, its ...

Spa Ceylon, the world’s largest Luxury Ayurveda brand, announced its commitment to conserving and restoring valuable marine ecosystems surrounding Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Life to Our ...

These white monkeys are a color variant of the endangered purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, found only in Sri Lanka. Purple-faced langurs ...

A rare population of leucistic, or partially white, purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by ...

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...