Red Colobus occur in numerous populations and species, some of which show much variation at the individual level while others are more uniform. All tend to be some permutation of red, white, black, brown and grey but build is the surest guide to recognition. They have exceptionally small heads on long-backed, pot bellied bodies. The limbs are very long, with the legs slightly exceeding the arms in length. While the thumb is atrophied to a mere bump, the other fingers are aligned in a long, very powerful hook. All species tend to have dark or black faces, and some have pink lips and nose.
Jonathan Kingdon (b.1937),British
Rare and endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, and studies of Zanzibar and Iringa Red Colobus
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Jonathan Kingdon (b.1937),British
Rare and endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, and studies of Zanzibar and Iringa Red Colobus
pencil and watercolour
18½ x 16¾in. (47 x 42.5cm.)
Two in the Lot (2)
Rare and endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, and studies of Zanzibar and Iringa Red Colobus
pencil and watercolour
18½ x 16¾in. (47 x 42.5cm.)
Two in the Lot (2)