Monkey

COLOBUS MONKEY! Written by Joel Checked by Zac

Colobus monkeys are found in central African places from Nigeria to Ethiopia and Tanzania. This monkey lives in forests and bamboo trees. Colobus monkeys mainly eat unripe fruits seeds and leaves. This monkey’s predators are the humans, large eagles and leopards. Colobus monkeys are territorial and will defend their territory to protect themselves and their families. The colobus name means ‘mutilated one’ It is called this because they have no thumbs. The colobus monkey communicates with a song like call, a warning call and a mating call. The colobus monkeys can use their silky, long hair to slow them down when jumping from tree to tree. An African legend believes that the colobus is used as the messenger of the gods. http://www.animalplanet.co.uk/primates/anthropoids_old_world_monkeys/african_colobus_monkey/index.shtml http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/colobusmonkey http://www.awf.org/section/wildlife/gallery http://whozoo.org/anlife2000/irma/frames.html http://zanzibar.net/zanzibar/didyouknow http://www.woburnsafari.co.uk/education/animal_facts/colobus_monkey.php