This is Mooch, a Ty Beanie Baby and Buddy and from the looks of this monkey it is an Angolan Black-and-white Colobus (Colobus angolensis) from central Africa. It can be found in the countries of Angola, Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

These are large monkeys (18 to 26 inches) with long white whiskers surrounding the face and a black coat.

Breeding can take place any time of year and there is usually just one offspring born after a 5 to 6 month gestation.

There are many different kinds of monkeys living at the Monkey House at Jeannie's Cottage. Click on the links below to visit them:

Baboon | Chimpanzee | Colobus | Gorilla | Orang-utan |
Proboscis monkey | Snow Monkey

African Savannah

 

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