Your roots or your life - Golden Monkey Alpha male and youngster

The golden monkey—often confused in name with the golden snub-nosed monkey of China—is an Old World guenon native to Central and East Africa. It is endemic to the Virunga mountains and can be found in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The key necessity for a golden monkey habitat is bamboo. They seek bamboo forests at high elevations, and groups of monkeys grow smaller in size in relation to the elevation at which they live. It is their main food source—they eat both bamboo shoots and leaves. Additionally, they sleep atop bamboo.

The golden monkey was recognized as a species unto itself in 2001 and again in 2005. Prior to 2001, and again in 2003, it was considered a subspecies of the blue monkey, Cercopithecus mitis. Since then, scientists have moved its placement several times, considering it a species, a subspecies, and/or part of a superspecies. In 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature followed the recommendations of the scientists who consider it a subspecies of the blue monkey. If a subspecies, it’s scientific name is Cercopithecus mitis kandti. In any case, the species has unique characteristics not shared by other blue monkey subspecies.

neprimateconservancy.org/golden-monkey/

Taken in: Rwanda / Northern Province / Kinigi / Nyabigoma (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D7500, f/4.8, 1/2000 sec, 210mm (=315mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7500
Aperture:	f/4.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	210mm (35mm equivalent: 315mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0 (Windows)
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