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Three groups of red colobus (Colobus badius temmincki) were observed at the Abuko Nature Reserve in the Gambia, West Africa between December 1973 and August 1974. The population of the three groups ranged from 24–40 animals with home ranges measuring 4.3–12.8 hectares. The red colobus fed on a wide variety of flora and their diet included fruit, flowers, shoots, and bark, as well as new and mature leaves. There was a change in diurnal activity patterns over the two seasons (dry and rainy), with more definitive activity peaks occurring during the dry season.
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Gunderson, V. Some observations on the ecology ofColobus badius temmincki, Abuko Nature Reserve, the Gambia, West Africa. Primates 18, 305–314 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02383110
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