The Eastern black and white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza kikuyuensi) have distinctive black and white colouration with long white fur on the back and tail. The name “colobus” is derived from the Greek word for “mutilated,” because unlike other monkeys, colobus monkeys do not have thumbs. The Eastern black-and-white is distinguishable by a U-shaped cape of white hair running from the shoulders to lower back – the Angolan black-and-white has white hairs flaring out only at the shoulders. Colobus monkeys are found in forest habitats and wooded grasslands from Nigeria to Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
