SWAHILI NAME: Nyani
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Monkeys
DISTINGUISHED BY: Long snout and robust build
1. Lives in troops and communicates using over 30 sounds—grunts, barks, screams—plus gestures like yawns and lip-smacking.
2. Omnivorous; eats plants and animals. Males have canines that can be longer than a leopard’s!
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A