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