Colobinae

Their babies are called pups just like dogs There is twice as many males born than females. Their ears are so big because they need them to go hunting and so they can hear their predators coming close by Their legs are long and their jaw is very strong/ large Their ears are like bat ears They live/ hunt in a pack of six to twenty African Wild Dogs They never show aggression to their friends, family or any one of them Each pack has two leaders a female and male which are the power couple of the group African Wild Dogs hunt early in the morning or late at night when you can barely see African Wild Dogs are one of the best hunters in Africa today Female give birth to ten pups All members of the group take care of the newborns or babies of the…

Colobus Guereza Suborder: Halporhini Superfamily: Cercopithecidae Family: Colobinae Colobus Guereza, or the Mantled Guereza, is a member of the Colobinae family, which contains Old World, leaf-eating monkeys. We chose the species for a couple reasons. First, its mantle of white long, white hair, which is distinct and the source of its name. Second, it is one of the only Colobinae species present in US zoos. The Mantled Guereza is endemic to Equitorial Africa. It can be found in forests,…

Abdulla Haider- Arianna Javier- Juan Esparza Professor Mejia Anthropology 101 5-18-18 Old World Monkeys Old world monkeys, which vary in species, can be found in many locations throughout the African and Asian Continents. They can be found in most of Africa, central to southern Asia, India and Japan. They belong to family Cercopithecidae, which share a few characteristics with New World Monkey, unlike their location. There are two main subfamilies of Old World Monkeys. The first,…

Chapter 7: Old World Monkeys: The Leaf Eating Colobines Primate evolution of old world monkeys was carried out through adaptive replacement of successful species according to the fossil record. The old world monkeys are located in some parts of Africa and Asia, however their ancestors once inhabited Europe and Africa. Their distinguishable features from new world monkeys are their “downward-turned noses, flattened nails rather than claw-like, flexible thumbs, and a variety of bodily…