Old World Monkey
Cercopithecus sp.
Where is it found?
Tropical regions in the old world
Diet and foraging method
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Forages on vegetation and fruit but will also hunt invertebrates and small mammals.
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Key adaptations
Forelimbs are shorter than hindlimbs. Many have hard sitting pads on their rump that can be brightly coloured and used in dominance and sexual displays.
Social organisation and mating system
Large multi male troops, or 'harems' with one adult male and several females
Polygynous
Did you know that...?
Old world monkeys have well developed facial muscles.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Olive baboon Ngorongoro" by Muhammad Mahdi Karim (www.micro2macro.net) Facebook Youtube - Own work. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_baboon_Ngorongoro.jpg#/media/File:Olive_baboon_Ngorongoro.jpg
"Olive baboon Ngorongoro" by Muhammad Mahdi Karim (www.micro2macro.net) Facebook Youtube - Own work. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_baboon_Ngorongoro.jpg#/media/File:Olive_baboon_Ngorongoro.jpg
