mangabey
Sign in to saveMangabeys are West African Old World monkeys, with species in three of the six genera of tribe Papionini.
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Mangabeys are West African Old World monkeys, with species in three of the six genera of tribe Papionini.
== Characteristics == The more typical representatives of Cercocebus, also known as the white-eyelid mangabeys, are characterized by their bare, upper eyelids, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of their fur. Members of Lophocebus, the crested mangabeys, tend to have dark skin, eyelids that match their facial skin, and crests of hair on their heads.
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