Red-Tailed Monkey

In July 2025 we stayed at Nkima Forest Lodge on a forest-covered hill overlooking the Mabamba Swamp on Lake Victoria. We stayed in a little cabin surrounded by tall trees. One morning our granddaughter was out at first light with a camera taking photos of a red-tailed monkey that was in the trees around our cabin. She has great photos, the issue with them was the poor lighting, so I've lightened them up as much as I reasonably can. I tried taking photos of my own later and had a little better lighting, but not good cooperation from the monkey. The first two photos are my granddaughter's and the last three are mine. 

The red-tailed monkey is named for the red coloration of the tail's underside, which increases from the base of the tail to the tip. It has a white nose and large elastic cheeks used for storing food. They have dark dray or black body fur. The tail can be as long as 35 inches, twice the length of the body in some monkeys. It helps the monkey to balance. 

It is part of the guenon family and is also known as the red-tailed guenon or Schmidt's guenon. 

Range map from Wikipedia.