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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

King Colobus Colobus polykomos

Observer

loarie

Date

Apr 30, 2012 01:45 PM PDT
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Photos

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What

Black Colobus Colobus satanas

Observer

nathanaelstanek

Date

Feb 20, 2010

Place

Gran Caldera de Luba, Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea (Google, OSM)
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Photos

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What

Angola Colobus Colobus angolensis

Observer

marcellc

Date

Dec 22, 2008 03:42 PM GMT

Description

Colobus monkey near Jacana Lodge in the north of Queen Elizabeth NP

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Description from Wikipedia

Black-and-white colobus are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa, and are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. The word "colobus" comes from Greek ekolobóse "he cut short" and is so named because its thumb is a stump.

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