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Zanzibar red colobus

Piliocolobus kirkii

Description:

Once again - sorry for the photo quality, they are again very old and were taken by a camera using film, and scanned recently. Regarding the description, copied from Wikipedia: "This Old World monkey's coat ranges from dark red to black, accented with a black stripe along the shoulders and arms, and a pale underside. Its black face is crowned with long, white hair, and features a distinguishing pink mark on its lips and nose. Also, the Zanzibar red colobus has a long tail used only for balancing — it is not prehensile. Sexual dimorphism is generally decreased in the species, meaning the females have little difference in their body size and colour from their male counterparts. Females usually outnumber the males in their groups. The species has a notably small cranium and rotund body shape, with males potentially reaching over 12 kgs and females, 10 kg. In adults, highly differentiated facial features help them to distinguish each other in a group."

Habitat:

This pictures were taken in Jozani Chwaka reserve, somewhere in the center of Unguja island, main island of Zanzibar. From EOL: "Zanzibar red colobuses inhabit coral-rag scrub forest and mangrove swamps. They are found in large gregarious troops of 5-50 individuals. Family groups tend to consist of a single male, a small number of females and their young, and these break away from the main troop in order to forage. Groups spend the majority of their time in the treetops, foraging for leaves and fruit, although near to human settlements a few individuals have developed a taste for charcoal. Births take place throughout the year and a single offspring is born after a gestation period of around 5 months. The infant is carried on its mother's belly through the trees for up to three months".

Notes:

From Wikipedia: "The Zanzibar red colobus is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is also known as Kirk's red colobus after Sir John Kirk, the British Resident of Zanzibar who first brought it to the attention of zoological science. It is now classified as an endangered species and in the mid-1990s was adopted as the flagship species for conservation in Zanzibar. The population trend is still decreasing, and because this species is only located in the archipelago, conservationists are attempting to work with the local government to devise a proper, effective strategy to protect the population and habitat. The largest and most significant area of protection and habitat for the monkey is in Jozani National Park, which provides 25 km² of land reserve."

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3 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 8 years ago

Thanks for these guideline Daniele, will keep them in mind in future.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 8 years ago

Wonderful series Zlatan, your collection is unique and very precious!
Here are a few guidelines to help your spottings fit best with our requirements on Project Noah:
- under the Habitat field, we ask you to only describe the habitat where your spotting was made: from our FAQ page: "Please state the actual habitat where you photographed the spotting - this information can then be used to track changes in habitat, such as those caused by human intervention or habitat destruction. Again, it is not necessary to state published habitat information here, this can be referenced in the 'reference links' box"
- information from Wikipedia and EOL may be referenced using the Reference links and does not need to be copied in the Description, Habitat or Notes fields.
- besides this we welcome all personal information you may have regarding your encounters in the Description and Notes fields, and we have certainly greatly enjoyed reading these.
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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Very nice series Zlatan. A very appealing monkey too. Thanks for sharing this.

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Unguja Kusini, Tanzania

Spotted on Jun 4, 2001
Submitted on May 4, 2015

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