See the unique Colobus monkeys at Nabugabo
An experienced local guide will take you on an adventure to see the monkeys and learn about their exciting lives in the trees. Your guide will be a local primatologist who has been studying them for 5 years. You will follow the monkey groups on foot in their natural habitat in the forest. The forest also hosts red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, and galagos, an elusive primate. You will also see dozens of birds and butterflies!
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Tours will range from 1-3 hours depending on visitor preference and binoculars will be provided upon request. We can start/end from the Holiday center, Sand Beach or Terrace view Resort.
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Call or email to arrange your tour today!
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Email: ugandacolobustours@gmail.com
Call: +256-750-915-308
What do we know about Angolan colobus?
Angolan colobus monkeys are one of five species of black-and-white colobus. This species is distributed across East and Central Africa, with research underway in the Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda and near Lake Nabugabo in Uganda. At both sites, monkeys form groups of several hundred individuals at a time. What makes them unique is their complex social system that dazzles researchers. This study population has been observed forming groups of over 130 monkeys! Angolan colobus mostly feed on young leaves except during the dry seasons when they prioritize fruits. Females give birth to one infant roughly every two years. The infants are born with a white coat that, over the course of 3 months, transitions to the black adult coat. Group members help mothers to carry and babysit their infants and even males are commonly seen helping out - a rare behaviour for a primate!
Infant Adele
Infant Copper and Mother Quinn
Subadult
Adult Male Don
Group
Infant Ash
Infant Bobby and Mother Bethan
Infant Coke and Mother Chloe
Fagara Group
Jumping Monkey
Mother and Infant
Sparrow
Infant Mun G and Mother Linda
Galago
Red-Tailed Monkey
Mangabey
Saddle-Billed Storks
Casqued Hornbills
Owl
