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Cercopithecus mitis
I spotted a group of blue monkeys in a village bordering Arusha National Park in Tanzania. Despite the name, blue monkeys are not noticeably blue but is mainly olive or gray apart from the face. Above is a mommy and baby blue monkeys staring at other monkeys looting our bag of tomatoes.
The blue monkey is found in evergreen forests and montane bamboo forests, and lives largely in the forest canopy, coming to the ground infrequently. It is very dependent on humid, shady areas with plenty of water. It eats mainly fruit and leaves, but will take some slower-moving invertebrates. It prefers to live in tall trees which provide both food and shelter.
Spotted on Mar 6, 2012
Submitted on Mar 6, 2012
30 Comments (1–25)
Beautiful monkeys!
Beautiful series!
beautiful!!
wonderful.. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Great series!
Incredable picture, congratulations
Great series :)
Precious!!!
Congratulations Jinky!
Wonderful series :)
Great spotting Jinky =)
@Hans, Stian, and Ludmilf: Thank you for your comments. Much appreciated.
@Cindy: Thanks for the notification about the photo that didn't upload :)
love the first two shots - adoreable.
Great pictures Jinky!
Perfect photos!
Thank you so much for the nice comments and for choosing this photo as spotting of the day. It's a pleasant surprise after being away in the bush for three days without internet connection. Thanks!
Lovely photos :)
Lovely spotting, congratulations!
its really nice..
Congrats .. cool spotting !!
beautiful!!
Congratulations on your spotting of the day!
beautiful Jinkee dee! The baby is so cute!
Congrats, Its a beautiful spotting !!
Congratulations for Spotting of the Day!
Excellent series,
Congratulations, this submission has been chosen as Spotting of the Day! Great series!
"The Blue Monkey is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa. It eats mainly fruit and leaves, but will take some slower-moving invertebrates."
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