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 | | The name "colobus" is derived from the Greek word meaning "docked" or "mutilated." Colobus monkeys once were thought to be abnormal because they have no thumb, or only a small stub where the thumb would usually be. |
 | | Mona is the Moorish word for "long-tailed monkey" andGuenon is French for "fright." These monkeys got this name because they grimace and bare their teeth when excited or angry. |
 | | The Mona monkey is found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, and Zaire. |
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