Because the colobus was a member of a primate order, the same order we human beings belong to, its extinction drew considerable notice. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Podesta On Us Actions On Japanese Whaling] Reference
There are some seven species of monkeys, including two baboons and one colobus. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Ecology and behavior of the Niger Delta red colobus (Procolobus badius epieni). From Wordnik.com. [Niger Delta swamp forests] Reference
Black and white colobus monkeys also have babies with a conspicuous natal coat. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
Why do colobus monkeys only eat leaves but vervet monkeys eat a varied diet of fruit and insects?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
Currently, approximately 65 colobus monkeys exist in AZA-accredited facilities around the United States. From Wordnik.com. [The Cute File: Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby Colobus Monkey | The Disney Blog] Reference
This entry was posted in Walt Disney World and tagged animal, baby monkey, colobus, dak, disney, monkey, zoo. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Colobus Monkey – For Your Daily Cuteness Quotient | The Disney Blog] Reference
Chimps in other parts of Africa cooperatively hunt and eat red colobus monkeys, a species absent in SE Senegal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Kirk's red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii, EN) is endemic to the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa] Reference
At birth, colobus monkeys are covered in white fur that is gradually replaced with black hair matching the adults. From Wordnik.com. [The Cute File: Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby Colobus Monkey | The Disney Blog] Reference
All these species, including the black and white colobus monkey, are suffering from a decrease in suitable habitat. From Wordnik.com. [Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands] Reference
Gently, I slipped her head down on to the carved wooden headrest and covered her with a rug of colobus monkey furs. From Wordnik.com. [River God]
Other near-endemic primates include olive colobus (Procolobus verus), and the Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus, EN). From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
Unlike most primates, the colobus do not have thumbs, although they have long tails that help them navigate through the forest quickly. From Wordnik.com. [The Cute File: Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby Colobus Monkey | The Disney Blog] Reference
Chimpanzees have been dying in that area regularly, possibly because they're getting Ebola from their natural prey, the red colobus monkey. From Wordnik.com. [The Plague That Wasn't] Reference
While thus returning one evening I saw my first colobus. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Footprints] Reference
Seeing the red colobus evolve before our eyes cannot be denied. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
For gaudily marked beasts the colobus were extraordinarily difficult to see. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Footprints] Reference
They have also been seen engaging in grooming behavior with red colobus monkeys. From Wordnik.com. [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Sagu, an adult male chimpanzee, holding the rib case of a red colobus he caught. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
The five white-whiskered colobus monkeys are from the Central Park Zoo in New York City. From Wordnik.com. [pjstar.com Home RSS] Reference
Caption: Sagu, an adult male chimpanzee, holding the rib case of a red colobus he caught. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
The entry fee includes afternoon tea (with a chance to see black-and-white colobus monkeys). From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
We did see red duiker, loads of colobus monkeys, some samango monkeys, waterbuck, and even leopard footprint. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
B. and I procured our desired number of colobus by taking advantage of this habit-as soon as we had learned it. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Footprints] Reference
It appears to have been a physically challenged, mentally substandard, orphan colobus monkey who found some chalk. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
… Disney's Animal Kingdom recently welcomed the birth of a colobus monkey, the first one to be born at the park. From Wordnik.com. [MousePlanet] Reference
We took about twenty boys into the jungle with us, and as soon as we caught sight of a colobus we chased him madly. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Footprints] Reference
Their usual complement of beads is augmented with colobus monkey hats, lion manes, and sundial feather headdresses. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
The swamp also supports large numbers of chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys, elephants, and other rain forest species. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Bonobos have been observed "borrowing" baby black-and-white colobus monkeys and playing with them as if they were toys. From Wordnik.com. [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference
The forest is an important resource for people in the area and home to wildlife, including endangered red colobus monkeys. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Therefore we evolved a method productive of the maximum noise, row, barked shins, thorn wounds, tumbles, bruises-and colobus!. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Footprints] Reference
Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey was not found in an exhaustive six-year study ending in 1999 and there have been no definite. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Animal CSI: Lab Targets Illegal Species Traffic] Reference
The highly threatened forest serves as the home for people and animals in the area, including the endangered red colobus monkey. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
The colobus story is not an example of evolution at all - it involves no changes in, or transmission of, heritable traits in a population. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.