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Is this a western red colobus?

  • jwidness by jwidness moderator

    I saw a tiny bit of movement in the back of ACP000ghda, and when I went looking for the source, this was the best shot I could find. Full minute: ACP000ghda ACP000ghdc ACP000ghde ACP000ghdg

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  • AlexMielke by AlexMielke scientist

    I cannot identify the species exactly, but from the movement and colour, I find it unlikely that it is any species of colobus. I would guess it is a guenon (possibly a spot-nosed monkey (C. nictitans)), or a subadult sooty mangabey (would have to be a solitary male though, otherwise there would be more of them).

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  • ksigler by ksigler moderator

    For comparison, here are other western red colobus monkeys (we believe) we've seen: https://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/collections/CCPL0000hq

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