Key Identification Features
- Crown hairs form a distinct pointed tuft or crest that meets at a central point, which gives the species its common name.
- This species, commonly called the bonnet macaque, has distinct physical size differences between males and females.
- It has a black face topped with long white hair, and a distinct pink marking on its lips and nose.
- Adult Zanzibar red colobuses have highly distinct facial features that help them recognize one another within their group.
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