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	Zanzibar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Zanzibar is also the only home of the Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey.
		Zanzibar was a centre for the eastern slave trade during the 17th-19th centuries, when it was ruled by the Sultan of Oman.
		Zanzibar was a member of the United Nations from December 16 1963 until it joined with Tanganyika in April 1964 to create Tanzania.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/z/za/zanzibar.html (473 words)

	Angolan Black and White Colobus
		Listed as data deficit in the IUCN red data list, the Angolan Colobus is believed to be largely endangered in Kenya because of its declining numbers in association with the fragmentation of forests along the coast.
		As are all Colobus, the Angolan Colobus monkey is diurnal, they have flattened nails, pads on their buttocks, and their hind legs are longer than their fore limbs.
		Colobus eat mostly leaves (and some fruits and flowers), have no cheek pouches, are arboreal (live in the tree canopy and rarely come down to the ground) and have a light-weight bone structure and elongated limbs - making it easier to leap from branch to branch.
	www.colobustrust.org /colobus.html (762 words)

	Red Colobus of Zanzibar, Tanzania - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The most common kinds of trees that colobus feed on are fl plum, various species of wild fig trees, and red mahogany, as well as introduced species such as Indian almond, coconut and mango.
		Zanzibar red colobus live in a wide variety of drier areas of coastal thickets and coral rag scrub, as well as mangrove swamps and agricultural areas.
		About one third of the red colobus live in and around Jozani Forest- Ironically, the easiest monkeys to see are on farm land adjacent to the reserve.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /red_colobus.htm (563 words)

	Zanzibar Fauna
		Zanzibar archipelago is part of the ecoregion dominated by the Nothern Zanzibar-Inhambane forest mosaic covering part of the coastal areas of East Africa.
		Red Colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii) - are the common inhabitants of Jozani forest and occupy a remarkable array of habitats including the ground water forest, coral rag forest, fruit tree gardens and mangrove forest.
		The species is seen daily foraging with Red colobus monkeys in plantation and ground water forests of Jozani forest.
	www.zanzinet.org /zanzibar/nature/wanyama.html (1837 words)

	Jozani Forest National Park, Zanzibar
		Zanzibar's first and only national park is centered on Jozani Forest, the largest area of mature forest found within Zanzibar.
		The Jozani Forest Red Colobus Monkeys, unlike their more widespread and adaptable cousins, the Black and White Colobus, are a rain forest species that are now confined to very small areas of equatorial forest in tropical Africa.
		Colobus Monkeys are a leaf-eating arboreal species and spend most of their time in trees.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /zanzibar/guide/jozaniforest.asp (614 words)

	Zanzibar Resource Center - zanzibar nightclub
		Zanzibar's main industries are spices (including nutmeg, zanzibar nightclub cinnamon zanzibar zanzibar birmingham nightclub newport zanzibar crib set and pepper) and tourism.
		This state of affairs was short-lived, as the Sultan was zanzibar derbyshire overthrown on January 12, 1964, and on April 26 of that year Zanzibar merged with the mainland zanzibar crib bedding state of Tanganyika to form Tanzania, of which it remains a part to this day.
		Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, it elects its zanzibar zanzibar beaches beach own president who is head of government for matters internal to the island.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_T_-_Z-/Zanzibar.html (908 words)

	Zanzibar-TimeWarnerSafaris.com
		Zanzibar is often used to refer to Unguja island and is also the name of the capital.
		The first permanent residents of Zanzibar seem to have been the ancestors of the Hadimu and Tumbatu, who began arriving from the E African mainland c.A.D. They had belonged to various mainland ethnic groups, and on Zanzibar they lived in small villages and did not coalesce to form larger political units.
		Acquiescing to British demands, Hamoud brought an end to Zanzibar's role as a centre for the eastern slave trade that had begun under Omani rule in 17th Century by banning slavery and freeing the slaves of Zanzibar with compensation in 1897.
	www.timewarnersafaris.com /zanzibar.html (873 words)

	Zanzibar - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Zanzibar is also the home of the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus.
		The loss of the Zanzibar Empire to the Europeans was initiated primarily by the British determination to exterminate the evils of slavery, led by David Livingstone.
		Zanzibar was the first region in Africa to introduce color television, in 1973.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Zanzibar (2438 words)

	Zanzibar Red Colobus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is also named Kirk's Red Colobus after its discoverer, Sir John Kirk, a British resident of Zanzibar.
		Also, the Zanzibar Red Colobus has a long tail used for balancing.
		The Zanzibar Red Colobus prefers drier areas over wet ones, such as coastal thickets and coastal rag scrub, but can also be found in agricultural areas and in mangrove swamps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zanzibar_Red_Colobus (367 words)

	Jozani forest in Zanzibar
		Zanzibar's first and only National Park is centred on Jozani Forest, the largest area of mature forest found within Zanzibar, the forest lies in a shallow trough in the fossil coral bed between the mangrove filled bays of Chwaka and Uzi.
		Found only on the main island of Zanzibar, the Zanzibar Red Colobus is recognised as a separate species (Piliocolobus kirkii) and is said to be endemic to Zanzibar.
		A visit to Zanzibar is not compete without seeing one of the rarest monkeys in Africa, with less than 2000 remaining in the world.
	www.tourzanzibar.info /activities/jozani_forest.html (428 words)

	The Zanzibar Red Colobus: Exportation of Colobridges
		The red colobus are known as the Colobus badius kirkii.
		The red colobus at Jozani forest have a problem with crossing the road in search of food trees mostly the broad leafed Indian Almond (Terminalia cattapa), which is widespread on the eastern side of the road.
		In an attempt to save the red colobus from traffic carnage, WSPA is emulating the erection of Colobridges as has been done in Diani by the Colobus Trust.
	www.colobustrust.org /news/events_zanzibar.html (711 words)

	Zanzibar resource site : ecology of Zanzibar : Kirk's Red Colobus Monkey : An article on the rare Kirk's red colobus ...
		The Zanzibar colobus monkey is greatly threatened, with the reduction in natural forest habitat to blame for their continued decline.
		Red colobus are also unique in that they possess a reduced thumb and unusually long fingers.
		Red colobus prefer young leaves that are generally high in protein and highly digestible.
	www.allaboutzanzibar.com /indepth/ecology/02-landecology/id-02-11-kirki.htm (887 words)

	Afrigalaxy Tours and Travel Limited: Zanzibar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Zanzibar is an experience, which evokes memories of ancient times struggling with modern civilization.
		Zanzibar is perhaps most famous for once being the home of the slave trade, and an important trading post for spices and cloves.
		The forest host populations of the rare red Colobus monkey, as well as Sykes monkeys, Bush babies, Adders, Duikers, Hyraxes, over 50 species of butter flies, about 40 species of birds and several other animals.There is nature trail in the forest, which takes about 45 minutes to walk.
	www.afrigalaxytours.com /zanzibar.html (1044 words)

	Zanzibar - Classic Tours & Safaris Ltd
		Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia Islands are part of a coral reef barrier along the Tanzania Coast.
		Zanzibar is immediately accessible from the mainland by ferry or by scheduled flights.
		Zanzibar’s coastline offers some of the best beaches in the world, but sand and surf vary depending on what side of the island you’re on.
	www.theclassictours.com /zanzibar.htm (867 words)

	Zanzibar's Red Daredevil - National Wildlife Magazine
		Decked out in a crimson cape, contrasted by a crown of white, wispy fur and an ebony face mask, the Zanzibar red colobus monkey leaps, arms and legs extended, nearly 25 feet through the air and lands feet first on a branch.
		The entire population of 2,000 red colobus monkeys is packed into Zanzibarâs Jozani Forest Reserve, the last intact indigenous woodland on the 640-square-mile archipelago.
		American primatologist Tom Struhsaker, who has studied Zanzibar's red colobus monkey extensively, has written that a female leaping with a baby in tow is equivalent to a human achieving a 50-foot standing broad jump with a 25-pound load strapped to her chest.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleID=1021 (553 words)

	Colobus Monkey
		The colobus guereza and the colobus badius tephrosceles are both in the Kibale Forest of Uganda.
		A mother colobus leaping over twenty-five feet with a baby holding on to her chest is the equivalent of a human jumping fifty feet from a standing position while carrying a twenty-five pound weight.
		The colobus badius kirkii are already confined to a small portion of the island.
	itech.fgcu.edu /faculty/sstans/ColoHuff.html (1490 words)

	colobus monkeys in africa
		Two forms of the Black-and-white (or Guereza) Colobus occur in lowland rainforest and east African highlands respectively; the lowland form has a short coat and a distinctive white-tipped tail, whereas the highland form has a luxuriant long coat and a pure white tail.
		The smaller Red Colobus is divided into eight species, five of which are confined to isolated forest patches and are correspondingly rare and endangered.
		The Zanzibar Red Colobus numbers fewer than 1500 individuals but is regularly seen in the Jozani Forest reserve where the healthiest population survives.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/mammals/colobus.asp (518 words)

	Zanzibar: the insider's guide
		My own experience of Zanzibar has been limited to a couple of short visits to Unjuga (the main and biggest island of the archipelago), but my over-riding impression was of rich and extravagant colour.
		From the azure waters of the surrounding Indian Ocean and the emerald leaves of coconut palms, to the scarlet roadside fruits and multicoloured garments, Zanzibar is aflame with pigmentation.
		The coral reefs around the Zanzibar islands are well known but, again, there is little in the way of visual material to showcase the bewildering variety of fishes and other marine creatures.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/reviews/zanzibar.asp (370 words)

	Requieum for a Primate - National Zoo\| FONZ
		In all other respects, however, it was like any other red colobus: It lived high in the canopy of pristine forest, where it dined on the leaves of more than 100 tree species.
		Miss Waldron's red colobus is part of a large group of red colobus that ranges across the African continent.
		While both species eat leaves and live in forests, red colobus are so sensitive to habitat change that no one has ever succeeded in keeping them in captivity, possibly because a vital component of their diet was missing.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2004/5/colobus.cfm (3602 words)

	JAMBO ZANZIBAR e.V. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Zanzibar is actually a group of islands on the East coast of Africa.
		Zanzibar is the only home of the Red Colobus monkey.
		Zanzibar`s main industries are spices (including nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin and red pepper) and tourism.
	www.zanzibar-hilfe.de /english/home.html (194 words)

	The Colobus Monkey Has No Thumb
		Black and white colobus babies are born all white, and start getting the fl colour after a few weeks.
		Colobus Cottage on Diani Beach, Kenya, runs a protection programme for the Angolan species and have habituated troop that can be visited by the public.
		There are also different types of red colobus monkey in the forests around the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, Zanzibar, western Uganda and in Kenya.
	www.african-safari-pictures.com /colobus-monkey.html (417 words)

	Journey to Africa \| Zanzibar Island \| African Safaris to Tanzania and Kenya \| Journeys To Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The two principal islands, Zanzibar and Pemba, plus the 50 or so surrounding smaller islands, are known affectionately as the "Spice Island", because of their history as producers of cloves and their position on the ancient spice routes.
		One might catch a glimpse of the ornate latticework on a balcony, the intricacy of sun-warmed wood on a carved door, or the tumbling roofs of the spire of the Anglican Cathedral.
		Located in central Zanzibar is the indigenous Jozani Forest Reserve, a diverse sea water habitat with some rare species such as the Red Colobus monkey and the Ader's duiker.
	www.journeytoafrica.com /zanzibar.htm (364 words)

	The Green Community - Miss Waldron's Extinction
		The most critically endangered are the Iana River red colobus (Kenya) and the Bouvier’s red colobus (Republic of Congo).
		They are the Bioko red colobus (Bioko Island), Preuss’s red colobus (southwest Cameroon) and the Zanzibar red colobus (Zanzibar).
		“Miss Waldron’s red colobus is a spark that is the first sign of conflagration and we should take heed of it,” says Jane Goodall, a primatologist who has devoted her life to the preservation and study of chimpanzees.
	thegreencommunity.org /colobus.html (605 words)

	Zanzibar - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Image:Zanzibar (tanzania).jpg Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: Template:IPA), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba.
		Image:Spice Islands (Tanzania).jpg The first permanent residents of Zanzibar seem to have been the ancestors of the Hadimu and Tumbatu, who began arriving from the East African mainland around 1000 CE.
		Image:Flag tz-sansibar 2005.png Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, it elects its own president who is head of government for matters internal to the island.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Zanzibar (1221 words)

	Zanzibar Excursions, Zanzibar Short Tours, Zanzibar Short Safaris, Zanzibar City Tours,
		This introductory guided tour of Zanzibar, provides living evidence of a rich cultural heritage, where Arab, Indian, Persian and European influences blended with local African tradition.
		It is famous for its Red Colobus Monkey; the rare specie.
		The Zanzibar RED COLOBUS has been isolated from its mainland counterparts for at least ten to fifteen thousand years, thus producing a distinct sub species with different calls, eating habits and coat patterns.
	www.lb-travel.com /excz.htm (346 words)

	Sea Safaris - Zanzibar & Stone Town - Absolute Africa Safaris [ Africa Safari ] [ Tanzania Safari ] [ Kenya Safari ]
		it is the stronghold of the endangered Zanzibar red colobus monkey, the blue monkey (the subspecies on Zanzibar is endemic), red-bellied coast squirrel, Adar's duiker and more than 40 birds species.
		The ZALA (Zanzibar Land Animals) wildlife center close to Jozani forest offers a great introduction to Zanzibar's reptiles and species of chameleons.
		The red colobus monkey is often heard and seen in the trees around ZALA.
	www.absoluteafricasafaris.com /web/uk/sea_safaris/6/zanzibar_and_pemba (222 words)

	Biodiversity Hotspots - Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa - Unique and Threated Biodiversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Zanzibar red colobus (Procolobus kirkii, EN) has an estimated population of about 1,000-1,500 individuals, mainly in Zanzibar's Jozani Forest, but also in a number of village forests.
		The Zanzibar red colobus is a significant tourist attraction that, historically, was not hunted by the Muslim inhabitants of the Island; however, there have been recent reports that suggest it is being hunted by immigrants from the mainland.
		Kirk's red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii, EN) is endemic to the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania.
	www.conservation.org /xp/Hotspots/coastal_forests/biodiversity.xml (946 words)

	The Red Colobus Monkeys in Zanzibar - Adventures in Tanzania Safaris Wildlife Wild Animals Advices Travels
		The red colobus is a monkey with a fl face, surrounded by a crown of long
		Red colobus monkeys do not eat ripe fruit as they are unable to digest glucose.
		Although protected, red colobus monkeys are threatened with extinction.
	www.tanzania-safaris.com /colobegb.php3 (616 words)

	Zanzibar excursions - Spice Tour, City Tour, Safari blue
		Finally you will visit the Kidichi Persian Baths that were built by the first Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said Said bin Sultan in 1850 and Maruhubi Palace Ruins built by the third Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said Baraghash Bin Said in 1880 which were built especially for housing 99 of his harem.
		Jozani forest is a natural forest located 35km from town; it is the only natural forest in the world where you can find the Red Colobus Monkeys, unique to Zanzibar.
		At the present time the Red Colobus Monkeys are very friendly and easy to see but the other animals are more difficult to spot.
	www.zanzibarexcursions.com /zanzibar-tours.htm (569 words)

	:: Zanzibar Island
		The very name Zanzibar evokes fragrant spices, Sinbad-the-Sailor look-alikes manning dhows with sun-bleached sails across one of the world’s most historic water-fronts, sultans with harems of voluptuous women, veiled and clothed from head to ankles in fl, and narrow alleys through which explorers marched and slaves were escorted to market.
		Then there is Jozani Forest further south, home of the Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey, found nowhere else, and perhaps of the rare Zanzibar Leopard, as well as other small mammals and many species of birds.
		The main Zanzibar slave market was closed in 1873 and soon afterwards the Cathedral Church of Christ was erected on the site, its altar directly above the place where slaves were once whipped for offending their masters.
	www.bonvoyagetz.com /c_zanzibar.asp (1539 words)

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