Patas Monkey - Fastest on the Ground The patas monkey also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. The patas monkey is found in the grasslands and semi-desert regions. They have reddish-brown hair on their backs, and white and grey hair on their bellies, legs, arms and faces. The white hair under the nose forms a “mustache”. The patas monkeys do not live primarily in trees or heavily forested areas. Instead, they prefer to live on open land. Their diet consists of seeds, gum, insects and tubers. Due to shrinking habitat from over-grazing by domestic cattle, and land being used for farms, patas monkeys have been forced to raid farms for food, eating all sorts of grain, including cash crops like cotton. As a result, they have been targeted as crop pests, and many of them are hunted – for food, and to control the loss of crops.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:49:45 +0000
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