Monday, March 10, 2014

Endangered Monkey

Female Diana guenon


Diana guenon 


The Diana guenon is one of the most threatened and yet least known African monkeys. It is a medium sized guenon, with a slender build, long legs and a long tail that is often carried in a ‘question mark’ curve (4). Its face is black and framed with white cheeks, beard and brow line. The front of the chest and inner arms are also white, while the outer limbs, tail and belly are covered in black fur. Running down the outer thighs is a conspicuous diagonal white stripe (4), and the rump bears red or cream fur (5). Males and females are similar in appearance,




(source: google/http://www.arkive.org)

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