Colobus Monkey is among of the monkeyn that are found in the forest of mountain kilimanjaro The black-and-white colobus is found across equatorial Africa. There are five species, among which the color varies from all black to a skunklike black-and-white pattern. Black-and-white colobus monkeys weigh up to 9 kg (up to 20 lb). They live in small social groups of about ten animals, composed of one adult male plus females and their offspring.
Red colobus monkeys are found across Africa from Zanzibar to Senegal. Their color is highly variable, ranging from brilliant white and red in the monkeys of eastern Africa to slate gray and orange in western African monkeys. They weigh up to 9 kg (up to 20 lb). Males are generally larger than females. The red colobus lives in large groups of up to 100 individuals, including many males. It is a major prey of the chimpanzee in forests where both live.
The little-known olive colobus is found only in the forests of coastal West Africa. It is the most drably colored of the African colobus monkeys, being a fairly uniform gray-brown. It weighs only 4.5 kg (10 lb) and lives in groups of six to eight individuals. After giving birth, the females sometimes carry their infants in their mouths.
Scientific classification:Colobus monkeys make up the genera Colobus and Procolobus of the subfamily Colobinae. The eastern black-and-white colobus is classified as Colobus guereza. The red colobus is classified as Colobus badius.