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Bangamukande
Education
Pack
An Activity Based Teaching
Pack for 7-13 Year Olds
Welcome!
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Welcome to the Bangamukande Education Pack.
This pack contains fun, hands-on activities and
games to inspire school teachers to educate children
about the wildlife and specifically, the primates of Sri
Lanka’s Wet Zone. In developing this education pack,
it is hoped that local children will be encouraged to do
their bit towards wildlife conservation and have lots of
fun in the process!
Slender loris.
Contents
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Activities
Campaign posters
1
Classifying leaves
1
Making music!
2
Measuring temperature
4
Origami plant pots
5
Looking at transpiration
7
Primate conservation role play
7
Sounds of the rainforest
8
The rainforest party!
9
Games
Animal impressions
10
Beetles
11
Memory
13
Picture match
13
Primate threats board game
15
Run around!
15
What am I?
16
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
17
What are rainforests?
18
The water cycle
20
Soil
20
Rainforest ecosystems
21
Food chains
22
Why are the rainforests important?
23
What is an Endangered species?
25
Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone rainforests
26
Why are Sri Lanka’s rainforests threatened? 27
What is the LORRIS reforestation project?
28
Primates
30
Anthropoid or prosimian?
31
Purple-faced leaf monkey
32
Sri Lankan grey langur
36
Toque macaque
39
Slender loris
43
Do primates make good pets?
46
What can you do?
47
Contacts and further information
48
Acknowledgements
50
Certificates
Participation certificates can be awarded to the
children whenever you feel is most appropriate.
Activities
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Campaign posters
In this activity the children are asked to design
campaign posters to inform their friends and family
about the threats facing Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone
primates.
You will need:
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Paper or cardboard
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Pens, pencils or paint
Remember to make the posters as bright and
colourful as possible to catch people’s attention and
get the message across!
Classifying leaves
This activity highlights the diversity of trees and plants
living in the rainforest. Collect some leaves from the
rainforest floor (be careful to avoid the insects and
spiders that live there) and ask the children to group
them according to colour, size, texture and shape.
The children should be encouraged to really explore
the leaves; Are they shiny or dull? What do they smell
like? Are they hard or soft? The children should
discuss and attempt to explain the similarities and
differences between the leaves. They could then draw
pictures or even make patterns with the leaves
themselves.
Fact Over half of Sri Lanka’s endemic
flowering plants are found only in the
Wet Zone.
Making music!
In this activity the children should make original
musical instruments and then in small groups
compose a musical piece or dance about their
favourite animal to present to the rest of the class.
The children could make a guitar and maracas or
come up with their own ideas.
To make a guitar you will need:
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A cardboard box or plastic tub
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A selection of elastic bands
1) Stretch the elastic bands over the opening of
the container.
2) Pluck the bands to make guitar sounding
music.
To make a maraca you will need:
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A plastic bottle with a lid
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Some dried beans or seeds
1) Fill the plastic bottle with the beans or seeds
and screw on the lid.
2) Shake the bottle to make maraca sounding
music!
Measuring temperature
You will need:
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A thermometer
Tropical rainforests only grow in warm parts of the
world. Ask the children to measure the temperature
outside the school each day for a week. Older
children could make bar charts to show their findings.
How do they compare with the average temperatures
in other parts of the world?
Average temperatures around the world:
Sydney
17.5 °C
Tokyo
15.6 °C
London
11.7 °C
New York
10.7 °C
Fact Only 8% of Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone
rainforest remains!
Origami plant pots
In this activity the children can contribute towards the
LORRIS reforestation project by growing seedlings in
their own origami plant pots made out of newspaper.
You will need:
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A cup
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A sheet of newspaper
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Masking tape or glue
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Soil
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Seeds
1) Fold the newspaper into a strip approximately
15cm wide.
2) Position the end of the cup approximately
5cm from the edge of the paper. Roll the strip
of paper around the cup and stick down using
masking tape or glue.
3) Fold in the overlapping paper so that the end
of the cup is covered. Secure with a piece of
masking tape or glue.
4) Remove the cup. Fill the pot with soil and
plant your seeds. Once the seedling has
sprouted two sets of leaves, make a few
holes in the sides of the pot and plant it into
the ground.
Sri Lankan grey langur.
Looking at transpiration
You will need:
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A seedling (above)
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A plastic bag
Before planting the seedlings, water one really well,
cover with a plastic bag and put it on a sunny
windowsill. Look inside the bag the next day. What
can the children see? Where do the children think the
water came from?
Primate conservation role play
You will need:
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Role play cards (provided)
In this activity the children should think about the
views that different people may have towards the
LORRIS reforestation project and Wet Zone primates.
1) Divide the class into five groups.
2) Distribute the role play cards, one to each
group.
3) Ask the children to think about their views as
the person on the card.
4) Ask the children to act out and explain their
opinions as their person.
5) Encourage a class discussion to explore any
conflicts and possible solutions.
Sounds of the rainforest
In this activity, the children are asked to stand in a
circle in the rainforest with their teacher, close their
eyes and remain silent for 30 seconds. During this
time, the children should listen for and recall the
different sounds of the rainforest. The children could
then discuss what they heard and share their sounds.
Can they identify the sounds and reproduce them?
Older children could even write a poem or a story
about what they heard.
Fact The male purple-faced leaf monkey
makes a loud hooting call that can be
heard many miles away.
The rainforest party!
You will need:
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Paper or cardboard
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Pens, pencils or paint
Ask the children to choose one Wet Zone primate to
invite to the rainforest party. The children can draw,
create a model or act out their primate guest. They
should make an invitation, describe where they would
like to have their party and think about what sort of
food each primate would request.
Games
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Animal impressions.
The children should sit on the floor in a circle. One
child is chosen to make a face or do an impression of
a particular animal. They should then ‘pass’ it to the
person next to them who imitates the impression and
passes it along to the next child. Once the impression
has travelled all the way around the circle, the
children can guess what the animal was.
Toque macaque.
Beetles
You will need:
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Coloured beetles cards (provided)
Beetles is a great game for explaining food chains,
camouflage and the dangers of pollution and
insecticides.
1) Hide the coloured ‘beetles’ in an outside
location, some in the trees, some on the
ground and some in the bushes.
2) Ask the children to get into pairs. Each child
is a slender loris and is looking for beetles to
eat.
3) Lorises are solitary hunters so the two
children must take it in turn to look for beetles
and can only pick up one beetle at a time.
4) When all of the beetles have been found, ask
the children to count up the number of each
coloured beetle they have.
Green beetles are tasty. They are slightly harder to
find as they have adapted to their environment and
use camouflage to hide from predators such as
lorises.
Red beetles represent insects that have been killed
using insecticides. They are now poisonous and may
harm the lorises. Remove all of the red beetles from
the total.
Yellow beetles have been poisoned by pollutants that
have been dumped in the local area. Remove all
yellow beetles.
Ask the children to count their total number of beetles
following deductions. The pair with the most beetles
are the winners!
Memory
You will need:
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Picture cards (provided)
Spread the picture cards face down on a table. The
children must take turns trying to win pairs of each
card based on their memory of what has already been
turned over. When a child finds a pair, they must read
out the completed fact and pick up the two cards.
Fact 75% of Sri Lanka’s endemic wildlife
live in the Wet Zone rainforests.
Picture match
You will need:
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Primate jigsaw puzzles (provided)
The pieces of each jigsaw puzzle should be hidden
around the classroom or in an outside location. The
class should then be divided into four teams – the
slender lorises, the toque macaques, the grey
langurs, and the purple-faced leaf monkeys. Each
team must search for their jigsaw pieces to complete
their picture.
Purple-faced leaf monkey.
Primate threats board game
You will need:
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Primate threats board game (provided)
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A dice (provided)
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Coins or seeds for counters
This board game is designed to highlight some of the
dangers facing primates in Sri Lanka. Instructions for
play are on the back of the board.
Run around!
You will need:
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Question sheet (provided)
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Lots of energy!
In this game the children vote with their feet to Wet
Zone themed questions. In an outside location, mark
three different areas A, B and C. Shout out a question
and a choice of answers, and then, ‘Ready, Steady,
GO!’ All the children must run to either A, B or C
depending on which answer they think is correct. If
the children are standing in the correct place they can
remain in the game, all those standing in the wrong
place are out. Keep asking the questions until you
have only one child left, they are the winner!
Fact Only 2% of the Wet Zone is protected!
What am I?
You will need:
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Paper or card
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Pens or pencils
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Masking tape
Select one child and stick the name of a Wet Zone
animal on their back without them seeing what it is.
They must then ask the other children ‘yes / no’
questions to discover who they are.
Teacher’s notes
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Introduction
The following key themes are addressed in this
section of the education pack:
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Rainforests
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Consequences of rainforest loss
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Rainforest ecosystems
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Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone
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Threats to Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone rainforests
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Primates of the Wet Zone
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Primates as pets
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Endangered species
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What you can do to help
These notes are only intended to act as a guide.
Please feel free to adapt the activities and lessons to
meet your own individual teaching needs and the
learning needs of the children.
What are rainforests?
Tropical rainforests.
Tropical rainforests grow in warm and humid places
around the world’s equator. They have evolved over
millions of years and contain more animals and plants
than any other habitat on Earth.
Fact Rainforests cover only 5% of the
earth’s surface yet contain over 50%
of the world’s species.
Rainforests contain many different species of plants
and trees. Tall trees form a canopy of leaves which
block most of the sunlight from the layers below. Even
taller trees called emergents, grow above the canopy
where they receive the most sunlight and wind. Young
trees and shrubs form an understory and immature
layer whilst ferns and herbs grow even nearer to the
ground. The forest floor is very dark and is covered in
dead leaves and fungi.
Layers of the rainforest.
Activities / games
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Classifying leaves
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Measuring temperature
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The water cycle
The roots of trees take in water from the soil. The
water passes up the tree and into the leaves where it
is released into the air and forms rain clouds. This
process is called transpiration. Rain from these
clouds then falls onto the forest and the process is
repeated. This is why it rains so much in the
rainforest.
Activities / games
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• Looking at transpiration
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Soil
Dead plants and animals decay very quickly in the
heat and humidity of the rainforest. Their nutrients are
taken up by the roots of trees and plants, or washed
away in the heavy rainfall. The soil in the rainforest is
very thin and not very fertile. Decomposers such as
termites, worms, fungi and bacteria live in the soil and
aid decay.
Fact The thin rainforest soil is useless for
growing crops.
Rainforest ecosystems
The place where an animal or plant lives is called its
habitat. A habitat can be an entire rainforest or a
single leaf. All living things are adapted to their
habitats and to the other animals and plants with
which they share them.
Question
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Can you think of some animals and plants that have
special features to help them survive in the rainforest?
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All plants and animals are dependent on each other
and the environment. The web of interactions
between living things is called an ecosystem. If just
one animal or plant becomes extinct it will have
consequences for everything else around it.
Food chains
Food chains are used to show who is eating who in
the rainforest. Food chains almost always begin with
a green plant. Plants get their energy from the sun.
They are called producers because they make their
own food. Animals are called consumers because
they feed on plants and other animals.
Question
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Can you think of any examples of rainforest food
chains?
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Herbivores only feed on plants so they usually come
second in the food chain. Omnivores feed on plants
and other animals so they usually come third.
Carnivores are predators; they eat other animals,
their prey. Carnivores are at the top of a food chain.
Activities / games
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• Beetles
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Why are rainforests important?
When the rainforest is cleared and the trees are
burned, carbon dioxide is released into the air.
Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases trap the
sun’s heat, causing the global temperature to rise.
This process is called the greenhouse effect and
could result in more extreme weather and flooding.
The plants and trees of the rainforest trap carbon
dioxide and purify the air that we breathe. Without
rainforests, the air would become more polluted and
the greenhouse effect would worsen. The roots of
trees hold the soil in place. If the trees are cut down,
the heavy rain will wash the soil away so that plants
cannot grow.
Rainforests provide people with food and raw
materials such as timber. Rainforest plants are
increasingly
used
to
make
medicines.
If
the
rainforests are destroyed we may never find cures for
many diseases.
Fact 25% of medicines contain compounds
from rainforest plants.
More than half of the world’s animal species and
thousands of people live in rainforests. If the trees are
cut down, the land will turn to desert and the animals
and people will have nowhere to live. If we loose the
rainforests, we loose them too.
Question
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Why is the rainforest important to you?
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What is an Endangered species?
Scientists rank different species according to how
many are left in the wild and the dangers or threats
that they face; this is called their conservation
status. Threats usually include hunting for food, pets
and medicine, and habitat destruction.
If a species is Extinct it means that they have all died
and are gone forever! A Critically Endangered
species is facing a very high chance of becoming
Extinct in the wild within ten years, and an
Endangered species is at risk of becoming extinct in
the wild within twenty years. If an animal or plant is
categorised as Vulnerable, it is under threat but is not
yet on the brink of extinction. Animals and plants that
are not threatened are classified as Near Threatened
or Least Concern.
Fact All
of
Sri
Lanka’s
primates
classified as Endangered!
are
Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone rainforests
The rainforests of Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone are very
special places. Lots of the animals and plants that live
here are endemic to the region; this means that they
live nowhere else in the world. Wet Zone endemics
include:
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Southern purple-faced leaf monkey
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Sri Lankan grey hornbill
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Layard’s parakeet
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Ceylon ground orchid
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Highland shrew
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Ceylon spiny mouse
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White-faced starling
Fact More than 250 different species of
tree frog live here in the Wet Zone!
Unfortunately, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone rainforests, like
rainforests all around the world, are disappearing!
Question
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Why do you think Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone rainforests
are disappearing?
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Activities / games
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Animal impressions
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Memory
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What am I?
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Why are Sri Lanka’s rainforests threatened?
The Wet Zone rainforests are being cleared for tea,
rubber and coconut plantations. Trees are also logged
for timber to sell abroad. As cities and towns grow in
size, the rainforests are being cleared to provide more
land. The cutting down of rainforest is called
deforestation.
The Wet Zone rainforests now only remain as small,
isolated pockets of forest. Animals are unable to
move between the forest patches and live in small
populations that are at greater risk of extinction.
When the forest is cleared, some animals, including
primates look for food elsewhere. Sometimes they
look for food in rubbish dumps and sometimes they
steal crops from farmer’s fields.
Question
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Have you ever seen animals looking for food at
rubbish dumps or in farmer’s fields? What animals
were they?
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What is the LORRIS reforestation project?
LORRIS stands for Land Owners Restore Rainforests
in Sri Lanka and is an organisation that was started in
2002 by local farmers and landowners to try and save
the Wet Zone rainforests.
LORRIS are asking farmers and private landowners
to pledge a small plot of their land and allow it to
reforest. They hope to link together all of the forest
patches with the Sinharaja World Heritage Site by
planting new trees.
Fact LORRIS have already planted over
700 trees.
LORRIS
promote
traditional
landscape
tiered
gardening of timber, fruits, spices and cane bamboo.
This system mimics the layers of the rainforest and
allows arboreal animals such as the slender loris and
purple-faced leaf monkey to move between gardens
and forest patches.
Activities / games
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Primate conservation role play
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Origami plant pots
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Primates
There are four different species of primate that live
here in Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone. They all look very
different but like all primates have:
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large brains and are very clever.
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grasping hands and feet to help them grip
onto branches and hold onto food.
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five fingers on each hand and five toes on
each foot.
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flat nails rather than sharp claws.
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good eye-sight with forward facing eyes that
allow them to judge distances; ideal when
jumping between branches in trees.
Question
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What are the names of the four different primates that
live here in the Wet Zone?
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Anthropoid or prosimian?
Primates can be divided into two groups; the
anthropoids and the prosimians. Anthropoids include
humans, apes and monkeys. Anthropoids have very
good eyesight and rely on sight more than smell. Most
anthropoids are diurnal; they sleep at night and are
awake during the day.
Prosimians include lorises, bush babies and lemurs.
They have a bare muzzle like a cat or a dog and a
very good sense of smell. Most prosimians are
nocturnal; they sleep during the day and are active at
night.
Primates can also be divided into families of more
closely related species. In Sri Lanka there are, for
example two species of leaf-eating monkey, one
species of cheek pouch monkey and one species of
lorid.
Leaf-eating monkeys
The purple-faced leaf monkey and Sri Lankan grey
langur both belong to a family of primates called the
Colobines or leaf-eating monkeys. Colobines include
the colobus monkeys of Africa, and the langurs or leaf
monkeys of Asia. All leaf-eating monkeys have
specially adapted stomachs which contain lots of
bacteria to help digest leaves. They also have pointed
molar teeth to help chew leaves, unripe fruit, and
seeds.
Purple-faced leaf monkey
What do they look like?
Purple-faced leaf monkeys
are Sri Lanka’s largest
primate
and
are
grey,
brown or black with a light
brown crown on the top of
their heads. They have
long, slender hands and feet with very short thumbs
to help them hold on to braches as they move through
the trees. They have a white throat and whiskers. The
tail is brown or black with a light brown tip. Purplefaced leaf monkeys are quadrupedal; this means that
they walk on all fours.
Question
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Can you walk like a purple-faced leaf monkey?
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Where do they live?
Purple-faced leaf monkeys are endemic to Sri Lanka.
They are arboreal and spend almost all of their time
high up in trees.
There are four types of purple-faced leaf monkey that
each live in different parts of Sri Lanka. Only the
southern purple-faced leaf monkey lives here in the
rainforests of the Wet Zone.
Fact Purple-faced leaf monkeys often live
alongside Sri Lankan grey langurs.
What do they eat?
Purple-faced leaf monkeys like to eat leaves, fruit and
occasionally flowers. Leaves are low in protein so
purple-faced leaf monkeys spend a lot of time fast
asleep.
Question
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Are purple-faced leaf monkeys, herbivores, omnivores
or carnivores?
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Fact Only three species of tree make up
75%
of
the
monkey’s diet!
purple-faced
leaf
Who do they live with?
A male purple-faced leaf monkey lives with lots of
females.
Are they active during the day or night?
Purple-faced leaf monkeys are diurnal.
Are they Endangered?
Yes – unfortunately the purple-faced leaf monkey is
classified as Endangered.
Fact The purple-faced leaf monkey was
once so common it even lived in
Colombo.
Why are they Endangered?
The Wet Zone rainforests are being cut down for
logging and for farming. Some people like to eat them
and they are hunted for their skin which is used to
make drums.
Question
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Do
you
think
purple-faced
leaf
monkeys
are
anthropoids or prosimians? (They are anthropoids).
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Sri Lankan grey langur
What do they look like?
The Sri Lankan grey langur
is grey to golden brown in
colour.
They
have
black
faces, hands and feet. Like
the
purple-faced
leaf
monkey, Sri Lankan grey
langurs are quadrupedal.
Fact Sri Lankan grey langurs are also
called common langurs.
Where do they live?
The Sri Lankan grey langur is endemic to Sri Lanka.
They live in rainforests, scrub forest and even cities
and towns. The Sri Lankan grey langur is mostly
arboreal but spends more time on the ground than
any other leaf-eating monkey.
What do they eat?
Sri Lankan grey langurs are omnivores and like to eat
leaves, flowers, small animals and insects.
Who do they live with?
Sri Lankan grey langurs live in large groups with lots
of males and lots of females.
Fact Sri Lankan grey langurs can live in
groups of up to 64 individuals!
Are they active during the day or night?
Sri Lankan grey langurs sleep at night and are active
during the day.
Are they Endangered?
Yes – unfortunately the Sri Lankan grey langur is
classified as Endangered.
Why are they Endangered?
The Wet Zone rainforests are being cut down for
logging and for farming. Some people think grey
langurs are pests and will shoot, poison or snare
them.
Sri Lankan grey langurs are also killed for
meat.
Deforestation.
Cheek pouch monkeys
The toque macaque belongs to a family of primates
called the Cercopithecines or cheek pouch monkeys.
Cercopithecines include the macaques, which mostly
live in Asia, and the baboons, mandrills, and geladas
which live in Africa. In fact, cheek pouch monkeys live
in more parts of the world than any other primate,
other than humans. As their name suggests, they all
have cheek pouches which they use to store food
whilst foraging.
Toque macaque
What do they look like?
Toque macaques are brown
or golden yellow in colour.
They have black ears and a
black bottom lip. They have
a tuft of hair on their head
which looks a bit like a hat! Female toque macaques
have red faces. Toque macaques are quadrupedal.
Fact The name toque macaque refers to
their distinct cap of hair – a toque is a
brimless hat!
Where do they live?
Toque macaques are endemic to Sri Lanka. There
are four types of toque macaque. Only the dusky
toque macaque lives here in the Wet Zone.
Toque macaques are terrestrial; this means that they
spend most of their time on the ground. They often
live close to humans and can usually be seen at
temples where people feed them.
Fact The toque macaque is also called the
temple monkey!
What do they eat?
Toque macaques are omnivores. They eat fruit, seeds
and occasionally animals including reptiles and birds.
Who do they live with?
Toque macaques live in big troops with lots of males
and lots of females.
Are they active during the day or night?
Toque macaques are diurnal.
Are they Endangered?
Yes – unfortunately the toque macaque is classified
as Endangered.
Question
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Why do you think the toque macaque is endangered?
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Why are they threatened?
The Wet Zone rainforests are being cut down for
logging and for farming. Toque macaques are seen
as pests because they sometimes steal crops from
farmer’s fields. They are shot at with guns, trapped in
snares and poisoned. Toque macaques are also
attacked and killed by dogs.
Question
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Do you think toque macaques are anthropoids or
prosimians? (They are anthropoids).
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Lorids
The slender loris belongs to a family of primates
called the Lorids which include the pottos, which are
found in Africa, and the lorises which are found in
southern Asia (including Sri Lanka of course!). Lorises
and pottos move very slowly and are quadrupedal.
Lorids have a very powerful grip to help them cling to
branches and catch insect prey. All Lorids are
nocturnal.
Slender loris
What do they look like?
Slender
lorises
vary
in
colour from grey to reddish
brown.
They
have
large
brown eyes, skinny arms
and legs, and no tail. The
slender
loris
is
a
quadrupedal climber.
Question
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Why do you think the slender loris has such big eyes?
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Where do they live?
Slender lorises live in Sri Lanka and parts of southern
India. However, the red slender loris is endemic to Sri
Lanka and lives here in the Wet Zone. They are
arboreal and live in rainforests, scrub forest and
swamps.
What do they eat?
Slender lorises eat insects, slugs, leaves, flowers,
shoots and occasionally bird’s eggs.
Question
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Are
slender
lorises
herbivores,
carnivores
or
omnivores?
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Fact Slender lorises catch their prey by
moving very slowly, before reaching
out and grabbing it with both hands.
Who do they live with?
Slender lorises hunt for food at night alone but often
sleep in groups during the day.
Are they active during the day or night?
Slender lorises are nocturnal.
Are they Endangered?
Yes – unfortunately the slender loris is classified as
Endangered.
Why are they threatened?
The Wet Zone rainforests are being cut down for
logging and for farming. Some people like to eat
slender lorises and their eyes are used for medicine.
Slender lorises are sometimes kept as pets.
Question
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Do you think slender lorises are anthropoids or
prosimians? (They are prosimians).
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Activities / games
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Campaign posters
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Primate threats board game
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The rainforest party!
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Do primates make good pets?
Primates do not make good pets and it is highly likely
that if you buy a baby primate, its family will have
been killed to capture it. Primates are highly social
and it is cruel to keep them away from others. Baby
primates may even suffer from depression when
taken from their mothers.
Primates can live for a long time and will depend on
you for everything throughout their lives. As they get
older, they become stronger and more unpredictable.
They may bite or scratch you if they are surprised or
frightened.
Activities / games
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Campaign posters
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What can you do?
The rainforests and wildlife of Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone
are under threat. Here are some things that you can
do to make a difference.
1. Learn as much as you can about the amazing
wildlife that lives here. You could even form
an eco-club with friends and learn together!
2. Talk to your friends and family about the
importance of the rainforests; think of all of
the different things it provides you with.
3. Don’t keep primates as pets and discourage
other people from doing so. Remember, it is
cruel and could be dangerous.
4. Don’t buy primate meat or primate products
such as loris eyes or drums made from
purple-faced leaf monkey skin.
5. Don’t trap or hurt any of the animals as they
pass through your garden. Remember how
lucky you are to see them!
Contacts and further information
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If you require further education packs or more
information about the LORRIS reforestation project
please contact:
Mr. Sunil Wimalasuriya
Project Director
Land Owners Restore Rainforests in Sri Lanka
244 Vystwyke Road
Colombo 15
Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-1-2524218
Fact Mr. Wimalasuriya founded LORRIS in
2002 after allowing his own tea
plantation
at
Bangamukande
regenerate into rainforest.
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For reference, the primates featured in this education
pack are:
Dusky toque macaque (Macaca sinica aurifrons)
Red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus)
Southern purple-faced leaf monkey (Trachypithecus
vetulus vetulus)
Sri Lankan grey langur (Semnopithecus priam)
Save the Wet Zone rainforests!
Acknowledgements
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Distribution of the Bangamukande Education Pack
would not be possible without the support of the
following organisations:
Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB)
Born Free Foundation
Oxford Brookes University
Photo credits
Toque macaque: www.wikipedia.org
Slender loris: www.blueplanetbiomes.org
Purple faced leaf monkey: www.jetwingeco.com
Sri Lankan grey langur: www.pbase.com
Tropical rainforests: www.blueplanetbiomes.org
Concept design and text: Alex Boulton
Original artwork: Kali Stileman