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The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey.
Tropical medium-altitude moist semi-deciduous forest. I saw this one in the camping area of the Maramagambo Forest in SW Uganda. Their habitats include primary and secondary forests, riverine forests, and wooded grasslands; they are found more in higher-density logged forests than in other primary forests.
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa. Colobuses are herbivorous, eating leaves, fruit, flowers, and twigs. They are closely related to the brown colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. The word "colobus" comes from Greek κολοβός kolobós ("docked"), and is so named because in this genus, the thumb is a stump. Their ruminant-like digestive systems have enabled these leaf-eaters to occupy niches that are inaccessible to other primates. Colobuses live in territorial groups of about nine individuals, based upon a single male with a number of females and their offspring.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2014
Submitted on Sep 3, 2014
8 Comments
wow, great! Dr D I can see my photo on the bottom left side of the page, but how do I get to see yours.
Congrats Pam for getting your Colobus selected as the pic of the day by National Geographic. Co-incidentally, my Common Five-ring butterfly's also there, next to you!
thank you so much National Geographic for choosing this lovely monkey as your pic of the day....
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thanks Gilma... yes in Africa I saw so many different primates along with all the other big African animals...
Lovely spotting, Pam, you are spotting quite a collection of gorgeous animals.
thanks Dan. I thought so also, but wanted some confirmation... I'll add the ID now...
Nice spotting pam. I saw these also in Uganda. I would say it's C. guereza, by appearance and because it's more common in the area. Also this on the very edge of the range for C. angolensis. They are more extensive in the congo basin.