Angola Colobus

Colobus angolensis

The Angola Colobus is a beautiful monkey with long, fluffy fur and a special black and white coat. They love to swing through trees and are very good at climbing!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Angola Colobus has a striking black body adorned with a long, flowing white mantle of fur that drapes down its back. Its face features distinctive white markings, contrasting sharply with its dark fur, and it boasts a long tail tipped with a prominent white tuft.

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Angola Colobus

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

2/5 · Bajo

Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Angola Colobus rarely touch ground, living almost their entire lives high in trees!

Baby Angola Colobus are born pure white, slowly gaining their adult colors!

Their name "Colobus" means "mutilated thumb" in Greek, for their tiny thumbs!

These amazing monkeys can leap over 10 meters (33 feet) between trees with ease!

Habilidades especiales

Angola Colobus has a unique multi-chambered stomach that helps them digest tough leaves and other plant parts.

Angola Colobus has long, hooked fingers and a reduced thumb that allows powerful branch gripping while climbing.

Angola Colobus can leap over ten meters between trees, using powerful legs and a long tail for balance.

Angola Colobus communicates with loud roars and snorts that travel far, warning others or marking territory.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 50-70 cm
Peso: 5-10 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-20 años
Top Speed: 30 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 1
Gestación: 147-175 días

Dieta y alimentación

These leafy eaters mainly munch on leaves, but also enjoy fruits, flowers, and tree bark!

Alimentos principales

Leaves
Fruits
Flowers
Bark

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Leopard

Panthera pardus

A top predator in their forest home.

eaten by

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Hunts young colobus from the sky.

hunts

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Occasionally preys on monkeys, including colobus.

depends on

Sycamore Fig

Ficus sycomorus

Provides essential leaves and fruit for food.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.