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العربية: هجرس سايكس (Cercopithecus albogularis) في جبل شيبا بجنوب إفريقيا
English: Samango monkey (Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchus), Mount Sheba, South Africa. Current taxonomy suggests the ssp labiatus occurs further South in South Africa (mid Kwa-Zulu Natal).
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Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
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Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Camera location24° 56′ 24″ S, 30° 42′ 36″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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