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Blue monkey
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<p>The blue monkey or diademed monkey (<i>Cercopithecus mitis</i>) is a species of <a href="/facts/Old_World_monkey/hrhKhgt7">Old World monkey</a> native to <a href="/facts/Central_Africa/ufJ003ex">Central</a> and <a href="/facts/East_Africa/WtsAyphI">East Africa</a>, ranging from the upper <a href="/facts/Congo_River/VmRMnn8k">Congo River</a> basin east to the <a href="/facts/East_African_Rift/o82Q47Uc">East African Rift</a> and south to northern <a href="/facts/Angola/PQrYRHMd">Angola</a> and <a href="/facts/Zambia/lCnlx5a1">Zambia</a>. It sometimes includes <a href="/facts/Sykes%2527_monkey/wfGPxVe4">Sykes'</a>, <a href="/facts/Silver_monkey/HomjqG0L">silver</a>, and <a href="/facts/Golden_monkey/4RaJ9UQ5">golden monkeys</a> as <a href="/facts/Subspecies/4L9jFacF">subspecies</a>. </p>