A curious Colobus stares from the tree canopy. One of the most arboreal of the Old World Monkeys thecolobus has evolved to loose the thunb which would


A curious Colobus stares from the tree canopy. One of the most arboreal of the Old World Monkeys thecolobus has evolved to loose the thunb which would impede its scampering around in the upper branches of trees in search of foliage and escaping predators and competitors


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Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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