Patas monkey. Distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa, it lives mainly on the savanna and is terrestrial and diurnal. With slim, long limbs and flat palms, it boasts great speed, reaching up to 55 km/h. It eats a wide variety of food including fruits and seeds, young leaves, tree resin, insects, small animals, and eggs. Troops are usually single-male multi-female and number about 15 individuals. It is a matrilineal society in which females remain in their natal group and males leave the group upon maturity. Breeding occurs in the rainy season and births are concentrated in the dry season. Conservation status: Least Concern.