Mammalthon 2: Guereza (Colobus guereza)

by JR Kinyak on May 14, 2008

in Mammalthons, Primates

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Last one! That was sure a looooong 24 hours, wasn’t it? My tía Laura let me pick for her, and I selected this black-and-white colobus monkey species, the guereza. It lives in Africa, and the white feathery fur you see off its shoulder here is called its mantle. It also has a very long tail, not shown here. This guy reminds me of a certain famous painting, and painter. Check it out:

Consecutive days of mammals: 12
Previous record: 11

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Leah 05.14.08 at 4:00 pm

The resemblance is awesome!

2 L & J 05.18.08 at 11:45 am

very cool

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