Oltukai Conservancy

Category: general wildlife | Date: Apr 21 2008 | By: admin

THE BLACK FACED MONKEY IS COMMON IN TARANGIRE- MANYARA ECOSYSTEM:

This small, black- faced monkey is known as Cercopithecus acthiops. The size is ranging from 18 to 26 inches tall, with 7 to 17 pounds in weight.

Its habitat is in the woodland, savanna and high bush. The life span is 24 years. The Vervet Black- faced monkey, it adapts easily to many environments. While the different types of black-faced monkey vary in colour, the body is usually a greenish- olive or silvery- grey. Black – faced monkey live on a diet of leaves and young shoots, but barks, flowers, and fruits are also consumed. This mainly Vegetarian diet is supplemented with insects, grubs, eggs and small rodents.

Black- faced monkey seldom venture far from their tree homes, since they are vulnerable to a variety of predators, including leopards, Baboons and crocodiles. The conservancy is putting a lot of efforts to ensure the survival of species like this Black – faced Monkey.

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