The patas monkey is 23 to 35 inches long. Its tail is 17 to 28 inches. It weighs 22 to 29 pounds. It can run quicker than most types of monkeys. Its limbs, body, feet and hands are extended and thin. It has undersized toes and fingers. Its back side is red while its limbs and belly are white. It has a darkened face with white facial hair. The patas monkey likes to live in packs of up to 10 members. Only one member is male, the others are females and their children. The male stays on the edge of the crowd. This allows him to divert enemies if they happen to be attacked so that everyone else can run and hide.
The patas monkey will breed only once every year. Most children are born between December and January. Development, or pregnancy, lasts about 170 days. The patas monkey has only a single baby at a time. The male will mate with every female in his group. The young is taken care of for a number of months. The patas monkey doesn't become sexually active until at least 3 years of age for the female and 4 - 4.5 years for the male. Once made to be self-sufficient the young male will depart his group to find a fresh one. The females on the other hand stay with their mother's faction for life. The longest lifespan in imprisonment for the patas monkey is 24 years.
The patas monkey has a diet that includes insects, fruits, roots, leaves and bird eggs. This species sometimes will raid crops pilfering bananas, millet, peanuts, , dates, wheat, ctoon plant flowers and pineapples. The patas monkey is prone at times to be part of the diet of cheetahs, lions, African hunting dogs, and jackals, spotted hyenas, brown hyenas, raptors and snakes. The patas monkey is usually found in Africa. They live out in the open country, more often than not in the savanna and woodlands. They favor areas that have high grass.
The patas monkey is classified an animal of least concern by the IUCN's red list of endangered species. This classification is one of the lowest and tells us that this species has a huge extensive, population and no present threats that would likely reduce its population in the near future.
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The patas monkey will breed only once every year. Most children are born between December and January. Development, or pregnancy, lasts about 170 days. The patas monkey has only a single baby at a time. The male will mate with every female in his group. The young is taken care of for a number of months. The patas monkey doesn't become sexually active until at least 3 years of age for the female and 4 - 4.5 years for the male. Once made to be self-sufficient the young male will depart his group to find a fresh one. The females on the other hand stay with their mother's faction for life. The longest lifespan in imprisonment for the patas monkey is 24 years.
The patas monkey has a diet that includes insects, fruits, roots, leaves and bird eggs. This species sometimes will raid crops pilfering bananas, millet, peanuts, , dates, wheat, ctoon plant flowers and pineapples. The patas monkey is prone at times to be part of the diet of cheetahs, lions, African hunting dogs, and jackals, spotted hyenas, brown hyenas, raptors and snakes. The patas monkey is usually found in Africa. They live out in the open country, more often than not in the savanna and woodlands. They favor areas that have high grass.
The patas monkey is classified an animal of least concern by the IUCN's red list of endangered species. This classification is one of the lowest and tells us that this species has a huge extensive, population and no present threats that would likely reduce its population in the near future.
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