Debrazza's Monkey

scientific name

Cercopithecus neglectus

size/weight/height

Length: 16 - 25"
Weight: males ~11.5 lbs. " females ~9.25 lbs.

adaptations/coloration

Color: body gray grizzled with black extremities " tail black " thigh & rump white stripe " conspicuous facial pattern with white muzzle, long white beard, & orange crown " male pattern more pronounced " scrotum blue
Body: slender
Head: round
Hind Limbs/Tail: long

behavior

arboreal " terrestrial
Defense: shelters in tree " freezes when alarmedby other primates humans and leopards
Forage: early morning & evening " hand gather
Group: small " pair with young " daughters may stay with mom as long as they live " males leave when sexually mature
Personality: territorial
Predators: large African eagles, other primates, humans & leopards
Swimming: has been observed

reproduction/lifespan

Lifespan: long " no current statistics
Sexual Maturity: 5 - 6 yrs.
Breeding Interval: slow
Nest: none
Gestation: 5 - 6 mos.
Young: 1 " twins very rare
Birth: night " furred " eyes open " immediately cling to mother's belly

diet

Wild: fruit, buds, young leaves, some flowers, young leaves & lizards
Zoo: Monkey Chow, fruit & vegetables

habitat/range

forest (humid & swamp; seasonally flooded), predominantly dwell in closed canopy " prefer dense vegetation near river " Central Africa from Cameroon to Ethiopia & Kenya to Angola

status

CITES App II " 1975 Ethiopia protected from hunting/trapping
Threats: animal trade (African pet) " habitat destruction " range fragmentation " cultivation, especially Ethiopia (coffee plantations)

oregon zoo exhibit

Africa Savanna

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