 | Mammals at the Potawatomi Zoo | DIANA MONKEY
Cercopithecus diana
Length: 29 – 36 inches long including tail
Weight: 11 – 12 pounds
Life Span: 25 – 30 years in captivity
Description: The face is black with a narrow but has a conspicuous white band that crosses the forehead, and a pointed white beard. The crown is almost black while the sides of the head, chin, throat, chest and inner face of the forelimbs are pure white and sharply defined. Diana's have a conspicuous white oblique stripe that runs across the thigh. The buttocks and inner sides of the hind limbs are white, but the limbs are otherwise black. The male will not tolerate another adult male, and warns them off with a head-bobbing signal.
Range/Habitat: Found in the upper canopy of coastal rainforests of West Africa.
Diet: Wild: fruit, leaves, shoots and flowers.
Zoo: fruits, vegetables, and monkey biscuits
DIANA MONKEY at the Potawatomi Zoo
Male: 1
Female: 1
Exhibit located beside chimps. In winter (and while temperatures still cold) kept inside and off exhibit.
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 | | 10/24/2010 - Little Zoo Boo |
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| 11/28/2010 - Zoo Closes For Winter Season |
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