| East Africa as a whole is one of the most
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| | the forest strata is the black and white
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| well-recognized safari destination for
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| | colobus, colobus guereza. These beautiful
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| tourists looking to see a variety of
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| | primates live in most of the Ugandan
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| wildlife that is rare and exotic. What
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| | forest, as well as river woodland. They
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| most tourists don't realize however is
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| | dwell entirely in the trees, and are
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| what sets Uganda apart from other
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| | L,heost's monkey is rarely visible
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| destinations such as Tanzania and Kenya.
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| | because it usually dwells in dense
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| Thanks to its climate, Uganda has a
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| | secondary forest and undergrowth. It has
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| colossal amount of rich and dense forest
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| | a black face and backward-facing white
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| making it a perfect home to species that
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| | whiskers and usually carries its tail
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| are absent from other parts of East
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| | upright. If one is lucky, they can catch
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| Africa. Yet unlike similar forests in
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| | a L,hoest's monkey in kibale forest,
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| other parts of Africa, Uganda's forests
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| | Bwindi or Maramagambo forest with in
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| are easily accessible for viewing forest
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| | Queen Elizabeth national park.
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| wildlife, especially primates!
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| | A large number of primates that live in
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| Primates evolved Africa approximately 60
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| | Uganda's forest are never seen by
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| million years ago. The first primates
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| | tourists because they sleep during the
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| were shrew-like animals that resemble the
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| | day and are only active at night. These
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| pottos and bush babies of Uganda Today.
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| | include the bush baby (galago) of which
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| These more primitive primates are known
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| | there five different species in Uganda-
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| as prosimians and were the first primates
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| | and the potto (Perodicticus Potto). Both
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| to exist in Africa. Monkeys did not
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| | species are norcturnal, although the
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| evolve until 10 million years later at
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| | shrill cry of the bushaby is distinctive
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| around 50 million years while apes were
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| | sound easily distinguished by their black
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| not found in Africa until 20 million
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| | bodies and long white tufted tails and
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| years ago. One of the first known apes,
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| | shaggy white sides. They live in small
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| proconsul, was discovered on Rusinga
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| | groups and eat only leaves. Their diet is
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| Island in Lake Victoria. Apes are easy to
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| | so specialized; their stomachs have
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| distinguish from monkeys by their Lack of
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| | different compartments to help them
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| a trail.
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| | digest their leaves that they eat.
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| Primate-inhabited forests are under
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| | The black and white colobus aren't the
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| threat in Uganda, as they appear to be in
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| | only colobus in the forest, either. The
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| other parts of the world because of the
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| | red colobus, piliocolobus badius, which
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| increasing number of people all
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| | live in large groups and are highly
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| struggling to find placing to live. The
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| | sociable, are only found in areas
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| number of species living in tropical
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| | surrounding Kibale National Park. They
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| forest is much higher than elsewhere, and
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| | have tufted red crowns and are often
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| a proportionately large number of species
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| | hunted by chimpanzees as food.
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| are finding it harder to survive. Monkeys
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| | The blue monkey (Ceropithecus mitis) is
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| and ape of the forests are among the
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| | the most widely dispersed forest guenon
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| worst affected, with nearly one in four
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| | in East Africa. It is common in most
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| monkey species worldwide being very close
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| | Ugandan forest guenon in East Africa. It
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| to extinction. Forests have delicate
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| | is common in most Ugandan forests except
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| ecosystems and many and many primate
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| | for Murchison falls and L. Mburo National
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| species have evolved a specialized
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| | and often lives in Union with other
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| lifestyle, causing them to react poorly
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| | forest monkeys. Blue monkeys are not, in
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| to sudden changes in their environments
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| | fact, blue but dark grey with white
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| such as loss of habitat and human
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| | throat and chest, as well as tufted grey
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| encroachment.
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| | hair on their foreheads. In the forest,
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| Uganda is home to over 300 mammals,
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| | the males make a distinctive "pyow" sound
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| primates being exceptionally well
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| | as a territorial marker that can be heard
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| represented among them. With around 20
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| | from a far distance.
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| species of primates, both day-dwelling
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| | The red-tailed monkey, Cercopithecus
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| (diurnal) and night-dwelling (nocturnal),
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| | ascinius, is also a forest guenon but its
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| the variety and bounty of Uganda's
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| | red. The red-tailed monkey is also
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| primate population is unparalleled. The
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| | brownish with white whiskers and has a
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| best Uganda primates are the great apes.
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| | heart shaped white patch on its nose. Red
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| Most rare is the mountain gorilla,
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| | tailed monkeys are often found in Kibale
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| Gorilla Beringei, which inhabits Bwindi
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| | forest, Semliki, Queen Elizabeth and
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| Impenetrable National park and Mgahinga
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| | Bwindi National Park, as well as Budongo
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| National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
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| | Forest and Mpanga Forest.
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| Mountain gorillas, one of three gorilla
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| | Two other forest guenons are more
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| subspecies, are some of the most
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| | infrequently seen- Debrazza's monkey and
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| endangered animals today -with an
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| | (Cercopithecus Neglectus)L,Hooest's
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| estimated total population of 750,
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| | monkey(Cercopithecus lheost). De Brazza's
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| mountain gorillas are living on the brink
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| | monkey is thickset and shorter than the
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| of extinction.
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| | other guenons, with a white band across
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| Thousand of visitors travel to Bwindi
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| | its brows and white moustache and beard.
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| every year to see the majestic mountain
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| | De brazza's is primarily a West. African
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| gorilla, helping the communities of
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| | Species, but can be found near Mt. Elgon
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| Bwindi every year to see the largest of
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| | and Semliki National Parks.
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| all the primate species, with adult
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| | L'Hoest's monkey is rarely visible
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| sometimes weighing over 200 kilos.
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| | because it usually dwells in dense
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| Only slightly smaller is the chimpanzee,
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| | secondary forest and undergrowth. It has
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| Pan Troglodytes, which inhabit most of
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| | a black face and backward-facing white
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| the western forest of Uganda and can be
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| | whiskers and usually carries its tail
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| seen at Kibaale National Park, Kaniyo
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| | upright. If one is lucky, they can catch
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| Pabidi forest site near Murchison falls
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| | a L'Hoest's monkey in kibaale Forest,
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| National Park, as well as Ngamba Island
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| | Bwindi or Mamagambo Forest within Queen
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| Chimpanzee sanctuary in Lake Victoria.
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| | Elizabeth National park.
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| Chimpanzees are extensively studied in
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| | A large number of primate that live in
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| the wild and in captivity and have been
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| | Uganda's forests are never seen by
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| found to be closer to humans than any
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| | tourists because they sleep during the
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| other creature as they share over 98% of
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| | day and are only active at night. These
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| our DNA. Unlike Gorilla, who eat mostly
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| | include the bushbaby(Galago)- of which
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| leaves; chimpanzees eat primarily fruit
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| | there are five different species in
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| but have been witnessed hunting and
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| | Uganda - and the Potto (Perodicticus
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| killing the colobus monkey for food.
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| | Potto). Both species are nocturnal,
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| What is less well-known is that Uganda is
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| | although the shrill cry of the Bush baby
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| also full of monkeys. There are five
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| | is distinctive sound of the African
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| different types, or "genera", which
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| | night. Both Primates are more closely
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| include the colobus, the guenons, the
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| | related to the more primitive prosimians,
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| baboons, the Patas and the Mangbeys. Some
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| | like the lemurs of Madagascar. At Kibaale
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| of these monkeys are as widespread and
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| | forest, there are guided night walks on
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| easily seen as a domestic animal in
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| | which one can see these nocturnal
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| others parts of the world. The vervet
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| | primates.
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| monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, a light
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| | As one can clearly see, Uganda is rich
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| gray guenon, is thought to be to be the
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| | with primates. Each primate species has
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| most numerous monkey species in the world
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| | its own quirks, behaviors and each
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| and can be found every where in Uganda
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| | species can provide a primatologist with
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| except the forest. Highly intelligent
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| | a lifetime's worth of study and research
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| vervets have specialized calling systems
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| | material. The scientists that contribute
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| distinguishing them between aerial and
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| | to the international primatological
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| Land predators.
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| | society each understand how vital their
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| Patas monkeys, or Erthrocebus patas, look
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| | role is- better understanding of each
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| quite similar to vervets and also are
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| | primate species will enable them to
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| terrestrial primates. The patas has a
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| | spread awareness and help ensure that
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| redish-brown coat, unlike the vervet grey
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| | primate's survival. The responsibility,
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| coat, and is restricted to the month of
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| | however, doesn't lie with the Scientist
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| Uganda, in kidepo and Murchison falls
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| | alone.
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| National parks. Baboons, or Papio anubis,
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| | Wildlife parks and forest reserves have
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| are heavy and terrestrial primates, and
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| | been created to enable their animal
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| are easily recognized because of their
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| | inhabitants to survive and thrive while
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| size and their long, canine snout. Like
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| | also serving to educate the public -
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| the vervet, baboons are highly adaptable
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| | tourist and local communities alike
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| and have become the most widespread
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| | -about the wonder each species has to
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| primate in Africa. They too live in
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| | offer. These sites are set up initially
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| large, social groups and you will often
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| | to enable tourists to share in the
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| see them feeding and grooming on the road
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| | experience, but these sites and rangers
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| side. The Olive baboon, the only type
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| | employed are all that stands between some
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| found in Uganda, can be found in all of
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| | of these primates and extinction. And
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| the National parks except for the three
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| | each of them relies on visitors to
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| mountainous Parks.
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| | maintain it's services to the wildlife
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| Probably the most viewable primate within
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| | communities.
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