Tran Duc Manh, 27, from Lang Chanh District saw the two exhausted grey langurs hanging at a cliff. He quickly took them home and contacted local authorities.
The two langurs have been rescued
The animals have been brought to the Cuc Phuong National Park's the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre. They are being taken care of by experts at a special quarantine site.
The male child langur weighs around one kilo and is 4-5 months old.
According to Nguyen Manh Cuong, director of Vietnam's rare primate rescue project, this was the first time the centre had received a male grey langur. The national park now has six female grey langurs and one male one.
"We’ll try our best to take care of the male grey langur. This will help the development of this species in Vietnam in the future,” Cuong added.
Cuong noted that over the past time, many individuals and organisations have contacted the centre to donate wild animals, demonstrating better community awareness of the need for environmental protection.
Currently, Vietnam is home to around 500 grey langurs.