Showing posts with label WHITE NAPED MANGABEY (Cercocebus lunulatus). Show all posts
Showing posts with label WHITE NAPED MANGABEY (Cercocebus lunulatus). Show all posts
Thursday, 23 March 2023
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29-3-2021 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - WHITE NAPED MANGABEY (Cercocebus lunulatus)
The white-naped mangabey (Cercocebus lunulatus) is a species of Old World monkey in the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The species is found in the forest of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Ivory Coast. The species population has been declining due to deforestation and hunting and has thus been put as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The species was once considered a subspecies of the sooty mangabey but is now a separate species.
Key Characteristics
Physical features: They have soft grayish-brown fur, a creamy white belly, and a distinctive white, crescent-shaped patch on the nape of their neck.
Visual communication: They possess strikingly white upper eyelids that they flash against their dark faces to communicate with group members.
Habitat: They inhabit primary and secondary rainforests, mangroves, and swampy areas in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.
Behavior: Highly terrestrial, they spend about 70% of their day on the forest floor. They live in multi-male, multi-female social groups called troops.Diet: They are omnivores with powerful jaws capable of cracking open hard seeds, nuts, and tough-skinned fruits.
The species is facing a severe population collapse, with an estimated fewer than 1,000 individuals left in the wild. Their numbers have declined by over 50% in recent decades due to unregulated bushmeat hunting and habitat fragmentation caused by logging, mining, and agriculture. Conservation groups like West African Primate Conservation Action are currently working on captive breeding and protection programs to prevent their extinction.
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