Owl-faced guenon  (Cercopithecus hamlyni)

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Glossary

Arboreal: An animal which lives or spends a large amount of time in trees.
Bushmeat: The meat derived from wildlife of African forests, or ‘bush'.
Omnivorous: Feeds on both plants and animals.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D.W. (2006) The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. CITES (October, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Alden, P.C., Estes, R.D., Schlitter, D. and McBride, B. (1995) Collins Guide to African Wildlife. HarperCollins Publishers, London.
  5. African Mammals Database (October, 2007)
    http://www.gisbau.uniroma1.it/amd/amd068.html
  6. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  7. Strier, K.B. (2002) Primate Behavioural Ecology. Allyn and Bacon, Massachusetts.
  8. UNEP-WCMC: World Heritage Sites (October, 2007)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/kahuzi-b.html
  9. UNEP-WCMC: World Heritage Sites (October, 2007)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/okapi.htm