Monkeys in the Yard - Tanzania Wildlife!

As I sat here working on my laptop, I was deep in northern Mongolia imagining wolves loping out the forest as hunters hid in the light snow before. The hunter had just drawn a bead on the wolf when suddenly a monkey ran by the window in the African sun.

“Weird” I thought. When I write, I try to totally immerse myself in the story and lose my immediate surroundings. Some days I’ll spend the morning climbing a mountain in the Himalayas and then walk out in the warmth of the Colorado sunshine and feel in total culture shock. Today was like that. As I sat writing and breathing in Mongolia, suddenly Africa pulled me back when a cute little monkey ran by the window.

He had a gray back, a black face, white belly and long this tail. I grabbed my camera, put on a telephoto lens and ran outside. The little monkey ran at the sight of me but I followed him into the trees where first he hid but then started baring his big fangs when I photographed him with the flash on.

I have to admit, the cute little monkey didn’t seem so cute and harmless once he started displaying his giant sharp teeth. I imagined him jumping straight from the tree onto my head. This is when I realized that I really know nothing about the animals of Africa.

Maybe someone can help me identify this monkey. Does anyone know the species?

Big toothed monkey in Morogoro. What kind is it?