Kin and Chaos
Bhandhavgarh National Forest, India 2025
In Bhandhavgarh, langurs are the forest’s early-warning system. Their alarm calls often break first when a tiger moves. Inside the troop, safety is social. Rank is negotiated, alliances are kept, and protection is constant.
Grooming is the architecture of trust.
Protection has a posture.
Even at rest, someone is watching.
Rank is not discussed. It is enforced.
