Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas
-Patas monkeys have a shaggy, reddish-colored coat. these monkeys have a greyhound-like build.) The ventrum is white, as are legs and feet. Patas monkeys have whiskers on the chin and a white moustache.
-The patas monkey's diet varies with changes in food availability due to the seasonality of its environment. It is most aptly described as omnivorous, relying on plant material, insects, and animal material for sustenance. During the rainy season, it will eat plant materials including fruits, flowers, leaves, stems and gums as well as insects, other animal material, and fungi
- Patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) live only in Africa. The species has a wide distribution across subSaharan Africa from the western tip of Senegal to East Africa. Patas monkeys occur as far south as Cameroon.
- Males transfer between groups when sexual maturity is attained. They wait for females to approach them to begin mating. Males may have offspring with more than one female. The usual mating system is "harem" polygyny. However, it has been observed that extragroup males may join a group temporarily during a breeding season.
HERE AT ALAMEDA:
We currently have two females that reside in an enclosure alongside our African Crested Porcupine. You will often see our Patas Monkeys hanging out on the taller logs of the enclosure.