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Identifying where species sleep helps determine priority areas and critical resources for targeted conservation efforts. However, observing sleeping sites at night is challenging, especially for species sensitive to human disturbance. Thermal infrared imaging (TIR) with drones is increasingly used for detecting and counting primates, yet it has not been utilized to investigate ecological strategies. This study investigates the sleeping site selection of the Critically Endangered black-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nigripes) in C\u00e1t Ti\u00ean National Park, Vietnam. Our aim is to assess the feasibility of using a TIR drone to test sleeping site selection strategies in non-nesting primates, specifically examining hypotheses related to predation avoidance and food proximity. Between January and April 2023, we conducted 120 drone flights along 22 transects (~1-km long) and identified 114 sleeping sites via thermal imaging. 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