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C. Koford
Mangabey
Cercocebus
14 September 1965.
Kibale Forest, Toro, Uganda
First seen. See Colobus badius notes. Saw 6+.
15 September, 1965. Mi. 5.5, nr. Mpanga R.; saw 4♂ and 3
females in trees.
21 September 1965. I saw 2, one a ♂, below several Col. badius
in bare - looking 90' tree at N. edge Bridson's tea field. There
[14 Sept.]
first mangabeys seen in area except nr. Mi. 5.5 m. Mpanga R.
birds
They bit bark from 3" diam. branches, (K2), apparently
using lower incisors - I did not see Colobus do this. Birds did
not strip lengthwise, so perhaps on dead branches. Several
branches bored for a few feet, possibly by monkeys. |
1040, mi. O. + E., one about 10' up in big lucuma. I
approached as fast to 15 yards before it slowly moved
away; apparently alone (near K-6 area).
25 September 1965. 1700, 4 in tree forest edge tea about
200 yds. N. of Bridson's house, 10-20' apart. Colobus badius within
50 yds. of them.
26 September 1965. 0815, saw 2 in tree edge forest at edge tea
field, to N. of Bridson's house. Both
Once bit at bark 3" limb, Celtis
and Olea (?), whose limbs already bored of bark. /1605, 300yds.
N. of Bridson's house, one 40' up in forest edge tree held 2"x3" piece
bark & sat by 3"x10" stripped trunk downwntree (Celtis prob.),
Broke off chunker bark w. teeth. Cercopith. + Colobus not seen treat bark.
1815, mi. 5.6, 5♂ to W. nr. Mpanga R., & 5+♂ max 200 yds. 5. One
carried inf. This is best area for mangabeys along Kogwa SM rd.
10 October 1965. Kanyawara area, 4.8 miles into Kibale Forest from ranger
sta., 70+ in 2 tree (Olea?) w. new terminal leaves, 30' up.