colobus monkey
noun
col·o·bus monkey
ˈkä-lə-bəs- 
: any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys (genus Colobus and related genera) of equatorial African forests and grasslands that have the thumb absent or vestigial and are black usually with white encircling the face and long white fringes of silky hair on the sides of the body and the tail
called also colobus
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The Dallas Zoo’s black-and-white colobus monkey troop has grown by one after a surprise birth last month.
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Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2022
Here, the enchanted and biodiverse Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to 13 primate species, including the elusive chimpanzee and gregarious Angolan colobus monkey, both of which can be seen through walking safaris.
—Paul Rubio, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2021
One of chimps' favorite animals to prey on is the red colobus monkey.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
Zoo visitors can see the new colobus monkey at the Primate Place, across from the Sumatran tiger habitat.
—Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2022
Previous studies had suggested that the red colobus monkey population in the park was declining, and that chimps might be to blame.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
Colin Chapman — George Washington University, USA Wildlife conservationist studying long-term population dynamics of the red colobus monkey and other mammals of Kibale National Park in Uganda.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed a tiny guereza colobus monkey Friday morning.
—Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
In addition, the zoo lets gorillas live with colobus monkeys, seals with penguins, zebras with buffalo, and more, Insider reported.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
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Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2022
Here, the enchanted and biodiverse Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to 13 primate species, including the elusive chimpanzee and gregarious Angolan colobus monkey, both of which can be seen through walking safaris.
—Paul Rubio, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2021
One of chimps' favorite animals to prey on is the red colobus monkey.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
Zoo visitors can see the new colobus monkey at the Primate Place, across from the Sumatran tiger habitat.
—Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2022
Previous studies had suggested that the red colobus monkey population in the park was declining, and that chimps might be to blame.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
Colin Chapman — George Washington University, USA Wildlife conservationist studying long-term population dynamics of the red colobus monkey and other mammals of Kibale National Park in Uganda.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed a tiny guereza colobus monkey Friday morning.
—Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
In addition, the zoo lets gorillas live with colobus monkeys, seals with penguins, zebras with buffalo, and more, Insider reported.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
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