Mona Monkey
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The Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is an Old World monkey that lives throughout western Africa. This guenon lives in groups of up to 35 in arboreal regions. It mainly feeds on fruit but sometimes eats insects and leaves.
The Mona Monkey has brown agouti fur with a white rump. Its tail and legs are black and the face is blue-grey with a dark stripe across the face. The Mona Monkey carries food in cheek pouches.
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- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 157. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Butynski et al (2000). Cercopithecus mona. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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