Mantled guereza

Colobus guereza kikuyuensis
Mbega mweupe kaskazi (Swahili)

Conservation status

Least concern

Habitat

Mountain rainforests of Mount Kenya

Biology

These diurnal animals live in trees and form so-called harem groups, consisting of one male and a number of females with their young. The males mark their territories by roaring in dawn choruses.

Diorama

1935

Only the part of the trees where the animals live — 5–10 metres above ground level — is shown here.

Provenance

25 February 1924, Meru Forest, Kenya, Bernard von Wattenwyl

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