what is the blue monkey?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monkey

Answer 2

Description:-
Despite its name, the Blue Monkey is not noticeably blue: it has little hair on its face, and this does sometimes give a blue appearance, but it never has the vivid blue appearance of a mandrill, for example. The fur is short, and mainly a grizzled brown colour apart from the face (which is dark with a pale or yellowish patch on the forehead - the "diadem" from which the species derives its common name) and the mantle, which varies between subspecies. Typical sizes are from 50 to 65 cm in length (not including the tail, which is almost as long as the rest of the animal), with females weighing a little over 4 kg and males up to 8 kg.


Habitat :-

Blue Monkey, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.The Blue Monkey is found in rain forests and montane bamboo forests, and lives largely in the forest canopy, coming to the ground infrequently. It is very dependent on humid, shady areas with plenty of water. It eats mainly fruit and leaves, but will take some slower-moving invertebrates. It prefers to live in tall trees which provide both food and shelter, and are therefore, like almost all guenons, suffering from the loss of its natural habitat. Where pine plantations replace natural forest the monkey may be treated as a threat by foresters, since it sometimes strips the bark from exotic trees in a search for food or moisture. It is also hunted for bushmeat.


Reproduction :-
The mating system is polygynous, and there is a corresponding sexual dimorphism in size, with the males substantially the larger sex. Females normally give birth every two years, during the onset of the warm, rainy season; gestation is around 5 months and the infants are born with fur and with their eyes open. Group sizes range from 10 to 40, containing only a single adult male. It is often found in groups with other species of monkeys such as the Red-tailed Monkey and various red colobus monkeys.

Answer 3

Kakamega Forest receives approximately 200 centimeters of rain a year. This is nearly twice the rainfall of most temperate forests. Rainfall is heaviest in April and May (during the "long rains"), with a slightly drier June and a second peak of rain roughly in September to November (the "short rains"). January and February are the driest months. The temperature is fairly constant throughout the year, with mean daily minimums of about 11 C (52 F) and mean daily maximums of about 26 C (79 F)
Kakamega Forest is the eastern most remnant of a dense rain forest that in the past millenium stretched across the entire expanse of central Africa. It is the only rainforest in Kenya. Thus, Kakamega Forest is an island of immense biodiversity that has developed along its own unique evolutionary course for thousands of years and which shows a high level of endemism.

The reserve is at an altitude of 1,400-2,300 meters (4,000-7,000 ft.) and encompasses an area of 240 sq. kms. It is an area that is famous for its abundance of bird and butterfly life. Up to 20% of all Kenyan plant and animal species occur only here, including 75% of all butterflies. In addition there are over 350 species of birds that reside in the forest. Several primate species are also present such as the Black and White Colobus Monkey, Blue Monkey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, and the rare De Brazza's Monkeys. Plants, and especially orchids, are found in extremely high diversity. Over 380 species of plant have been identified in Kakamega Forest.

Answer 4

Blue monkey ???

Second cousin to a white elephant and red herring?