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Colobus

a leaf-eating monkey, 1.5 to 2.5 ft long, 15 to 18 lb, striking black and white coat color, white at birth.
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Dr Linda Barnett, the university's Darwin Initiative project co-ordinator at the field station, said: "The reserve has a healthy population of 170 red colobus monkeys and their total population across Africa is only 10,000.
Field centre helps rare animals
Black-and-white colobus monkey viruses exhibited a closer relationship to viruses from humans than did PARV4-like viruses from red colobus monkeys.
Diversity of parvovirus 4-like viruses in humans, chimpanzees, and monkeys in hunter--prey relationships
No evidence for transmission of SIVwrc from western red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus badius badius) to wild west African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) despite high exposure through hunting.
High seroprevalence of enterovirus infections in apes and old world monkeys
Staff plan to reintroduce her to the other black and white colobus monkeys in three months.
Hiccup monkey abandoned
But the pelt does originate from black and white colobus monkeys - and it is a criminal offence to import it.
CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: RULED OUT; Lenska gets the boot from Big Bro house
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, and virus neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, western Uganda, had antibodies to a virus that was similar, but not identical, to known orthopoxviruses.
Serologic evidence for novel poxvirus in endangered red colobus monkeys, Western Uganda
She screamed as the colobus monkey jumped on her back, scratching her legs, hands and body until she was covered in blood.
Saoirse poses with CUTE monkey.. 1hour later it GOES NUTS
In composite stool samples collected in 1998, 2 (100%) of 2 baboon, 1 (50%) of 2 colobus monkey, and 0 of 3 green monkey samples tested positive for Cyclospora.
Morphologic and molecular characterization of new Cyclospora species from Ethiopian monkeys: C. cercopitheci sp.n., C. colobi sp.n., and C. papionis sp.n
Kevin, a black and white Colobus monkey, scaled a 15ft electric fence last Sunday night after a fallout with his dad.
Zoo to tighten security
And animal experts now think Colobus monkey Kevin has come out of his sulk and wants to rejoin the family group.
I WANT HOME; Kevin is looking for a way back to his cage
Zoo boss Mark Challis joined the Mirror's hunt yesterday and said he remained confident the Colobus monkey - dubbed Kevin after Harry Enfield's infamous grumpy teenager - would be found safe and well.
Ooh-ooh Kevin, look what I've got for you; Mirrorman joins zoo keeper in hunt for runaway monkey
Seeing your closest relative ripping the head off a Colobus monkey is horrific.
GETTING CHUMMY WITH THE CHIMPS; The dangers and deprivations Alastair Fothergill faced going ape in the jungle. By Graham Keal
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