colobine

Among the species found within the Guinean Forests the striking Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana, EN) is an important indicator of forest health because of its dependence on high-canopy forests, while the olive colobus (Procolobus verus) is the world's smallest colobine monkey.

Biological diversity in the Guinean forests of West Africa 2008

Aramis was a thickly wooded flood plain 4.4 million years ago, filled with the chatter of colobine monkeys, prowling saber-toothed cats, browsing kudu, pigs and bears.

Out Of Africa, A Missing Link 2008

Species of primates including colobine monkeys are in danger of being wiped out by global warming, scientists have warned.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009

They warn that Old World monkey populations in Africa will be hardest hit even by a very modest two degrees Celsius increase in global mean temperature, especially those whose diets are mainly leaf-based such as the beautiful colobine monkeys.

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The study by researchers from Bournemouth University, Roehampton University and the University of Oxford suggests that the species most at risk are the already endangered gorillas and colobine monkeys.

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