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Western Red Colobus in some tall trees of River Gambia NP
At the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in River Gambia NP, we heard and saw these rare monkeys on several occasions - this image was made from a boat in the river. They are beautifully colored, but hard to get close to and a beautiful addition to the chimpanzees of the region (although chimps prey on them when they can catch them).
The western red colobus, also known as the bay red colobus, rust red colobus or Upper Guinea red colobus, is a species of Old World monkey found in West African forests from Senegal to Ghana. All other species of red colobuses have formerly been considered subspecies of ''P. badius''. It is often hunted by the common chimpanzee. In 1994, western red colobus monkeys infected many chimpanzees with Ebola virus when they were hunted and eaten by the chimpanzees.
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