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Systemmatic list - part 30: Primates

 

Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus [c50]

4 Otter Point 18th, 4 Lengwe 21st and up to 30 Liwonde 25th-27th.

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Yellow Baboons, Otter Point, 18th May 2011

 

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Yellow Baboons, Liwonde, 25th May 2011

 

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Yellow Baboons, Liwonde, 26th May 2011

 

Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus (aethiops) pygerythrus [>80]

Common and widespread:

1-4 Malosa 14th and 19th, 10 Zomba Plateau 17th, 6 Otter Point 18th, 8 between Mangochi and Malosa 19th, 10-20 Lengwe 20th-21st and 8-30 Liwonde 25th-27th.

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Vervet Monkeys, Malosa, 14th May 2011

 

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Vervet Monkeys, Otter Point, 18th May 2011

 

Sykes' Monkey (White-throated Monkey) Cercopithecus albogularis [20]

About 20 Lengwe 21st in 3 groups.

Apparently these are now considered a different species to Blue Monkey, although the animals at Lengwe are still referred to as Blue Monkeys in some references.

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Sykes' Monkeys, Lengwe, 21st May 2011

 

Bushbaby (Galago) sp. Otolemur or Galago sp. [-]

One was called during the night drive at Liwonde 26th but I barely glimpsed a movement - not enough to see it was a Bushbaby, let alone which species. Greater Galago Otolemur crassicaudatus and South African Galago Galago moholi are both within range but Greater Galago is the commoner.

 

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