Mona meercat

Mona meercat

We are delighted that the Grand Senate of the Bonn Carnival has taken over the sponsorship of the Mona guenon (Cercopithecus mona).

In search of food, the agile animals move through the forest canopy in groups, especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon, and almost seem to "fly" as they run to the top of a branch and jump off - from there they usually land safely on the next branch or tree.

Mona guenons belong to the "true guenons" - the genus Cercopithecus, which is found exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa. Often found near rivers, this species inhabits different types of forest from Ghana to Cameroon - from rainforests to gallery forests and forest savannahs to mangrove stands. Although the main part of their diet consists of various fruits and seeds, compared to other guenon species, Mona guenons also eat many insects and only small amounts of leaves.