Visit Primates in Nyungwe National Park
Of the large mammals, primates are the most visible, with 13 recorded species. Of particular interest are the Angola colobus - delightfully acrobatic arboreal monkeys which move in troops of several hundred - and an estimated 500 chimpanzees. Other primates one might encounter are blue monkey, silver monkey, velvet monkey, olive baboon, grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey.
· Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
· Adolf Friedrich's Angola Colobus (Colobus angolensis ruwenzori)
· L'Hoest's Monkey (Cercopithecus l'hoesti)
· Silver Monkey (Cercopithecus doggetti)
· Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus kandti)
· Hamlyn's Monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni)
· Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
· Dent's Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus denti)
· Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
· Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
· Grey-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus albigena)