# Identify this monkey!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 2, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653 "2014-03-02T03:07:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/1 "2014-03-02T03:07:56Z")

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What species of monkey is pictured in [this article](http://bellecotedivoire.com/en/bouna.php?id=1117&titre_article=soko-s-sacred-monkeys)? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/2 "2014-03-02T03:50:33Z")

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Cercopithecus campbelli

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/3 "2014-03-02T04:02:08Z")

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Are you sure? The [facial coloring](http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id123031/) looks different, as compared to the monkey at the top of the first link.

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**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/4 "2014-03-02T04:26:11Z")

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The images in the article are a bit blurry but you’re right, they do lack any yellow coloring in the forehead that seems to be characteristic of Cercopithecus campbelli. They definitely seem to be some subspecies of Mona monkey but maybe not campbelli.

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**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/5 "2014-03-02T04:36:54Z")

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> [@Crazyhorse](#):
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> The images in the article are a bit blurry but you’re right, they do lack any yellow coloring in the forehead that seems to be characteristic of Cercopithecus campbelli. They definitely seem to be some subspecies of Mona monkey but maybe not campbelli.

And… that’s why I’m not a primatologist. Fortunately I have a friend who is. She says: Erythrocebus patas

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-monkey/682653/6 "2014-03-02T16:40:53Z")

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> [@Crazyhorse](#):
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> And… that’s why I’m not a primatologist. Fortunately I have a friend who is. She says: Erythrocebus patas

Thanks! That’s the one.