Eastern black-and-white colobus

What do eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys look like?  

These long-tailed monkeys have a largely black coat with a fringe of long white hairs and a large white tuft at the end of the tail.

They have just four long fingers on each hand and a bump where you'd expect to see a thumb. 

Eastern black-and-white colobus facts 

• Colobus monkeys spend most of their time sitting in the tops of trees but also feed and travel on the ground.  
• Females invite males to mate by lip smacking.  
• Babies are pure white for the first few weeks of life and later develop their black and white coats.  
• The name 'colobus' means 'he cut short' and refers to the species' stumpy thumb. 
• Colobus monkeys are herbivores and live high up in the canopy. They live in small groups with one male and a number of females and their offspring. 
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What do eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys eat?

Leaves, fruit and flowers. 

Eastern black-and-white colobus monkey habitat 

Forest, woodlands, or wooded grasslands. 

Where do eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys live? 

Equatorial Africa. 

What threats do eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys face? 

Deforestation and hunting by eagles, leopards, chimpanzees and by humans for their skins. 

Where can I find eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys at London Zoo? 

You can find our troop off high-flying colobus monkeys in their Monkey Valley home.