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Cercopithecus mitis albogularis
The Zanzibar Sykes’ monkey is a subspecies of the Sykes’ monkey endemic to Zanzibar. It has a grizzled coat, a large white patch on the throat and upper chest, a brownish back and striking orange eyes. Spotted here in the Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.
Costal rainforest.
This Sykes’ monkey is one a of a pair I tried to follow for a few minutes in the Jozani rainforest. More reclusive and shy than their Zanzibar counterparts the red colobus monkeys (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/575...), they stayed in the canopy and never came to the ground. This subspecies of the Syke’s monkey is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, although it is likely to be declining in non-protected areas due to habitat loss and degradation. This is my second encounter with this species in Zanzibar. For last year’s spotting see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/600...
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You're welcome Berndt. I have more to add to the mission, but as at the moment you can only add existing spottings to new missions by editing them one by one, it'll take a bit longer:-)
Thanks LauraMaria!
Great series Daniele, such cute monkeys! I agree with the others, the eyes are gorgeous!
Thank you Atul! Seeing these primates in the wild is a privilege. The least I can do is share every detail :-)
Thank you Meik!
yes i do Daniele they are beautiful
its a very good practice that you enter all the minute details of the spottings you encounter , one can actually visualize the scene ,thanks .
Beautiful series!
Thanks KarenL!
Thank you Atul! Don't you love the eyes? The monkey is looking at his/her mate on first shot.
Great expressions!
lovely as usual
Thank you Satyen!
Lovely series and great info.
Thanks Dan! The eyes (and the noise) was what gave them away...
Love the orange eyes!