Udzungwa red colobus  (Piliocolobus gordonorum)

Authenticated (31/05/06) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

• Diurnal: active during the day.
• Primary: primary forest is forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
• Secondary forests: forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
• Shanks: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

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   http://www.iucnredlist.org
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   http://www.cites.org
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8. Udzungwa Mountains National Park (April, 2006)
   http://www.udzungwa.org
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11. Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation (April, 2006)
    http://www.rufford.org/rsg/Projects/FrancescoRovero.html