Thursday, October 28, 2010

PHOTOS: Primates Newly Listed as Critically Endangered

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Pennant's Red Colobus Monkey

A male adult Pennant's red colobus monkey (Procolobus pennantii) is photographed in the wild on Bioko Island, 20 miles (32 kilometers) off the coast of Cameroon in central West Africa. (See more photos of animals on the island.)

Of the continent's 13 red colobus monkey species, 11 are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The nonprofit added the Pennant's red colobus monkey to its list of critically endangered animals in 2008.

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—Photograph by Tim Laman/NGS