Noun
arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
Source: WordNetGoodall watched a hunting group isolate a colobus monkey high in a tree, block all possible exits, then one chimpanzee climbed up and captured and killed the colobus. Source: Internet
The chimps at Gombe kill and eat as much as one-third of the colobus population in the park each year. Source: Internet
The western red colobus ranks at the top of preferred mammal prey. Source: Internet
The word "colobus" comes from Greek κολοβός kolobós ("docked"), and is so named because in this genus, the thumb is a stump. Source: Internet
When hunting small monkeys such as the red colobus, the chimpanzee hunts where the forest canopy is interrupted or irregular. citation This allows it to easily corner the monkeys when chasing them in the appropriate direction. Source: Internet
While both adults and infants are taken, adult male black-and-white colobus monkeys will attack the hunting chimps. Source: Internet