Kibale National Park boast the highest biomass of primates of any national park in the world, and when you're living in the park, you believe it! There are two species in this post, the red tail monkey (top picture) and the red colobus. The red colobus is actually an endangered primate, but are so abundant in Kibale, it is hard to believe. They are also incredibly acrobatic with entire families (that can number over 50) jumping and falling incredible distances in the canopy of the forest. These feats are not without consequence as they apparently do suffer an larger number of fractures and injuries.
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