The Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) are also known as Hussar monkeys, military monkeys and dancing red monkeys.
100 Mind-Blowing Patas Facts
The Patas Monkey’s habitat is brush and grass savannas of Central Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Tanzania.
Patas Monkey diet consists mainly of grasses, shelled fruit seeds, berries, locusts and other insects, birds and lizards.
The Patas is large and slender, usually reddish grey, white or pale pink, with a long tail that is dark above and lights underneath.
Patas not only have opposable thumbs, but they also have opposable big toes!