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===Reproduction=== The mating system is [[polygyny in animals|polygynous]], with a corresponding sexual dimorphism in size, as the males are the substantially larger sex. Females normally give birth every two years, during the onset of the warm, rainy season; gestation is around five months, and the infants are born with fur and with their eyes open. Group sizes range from 10 to 40, containing only a single adult male. It is often found in groups with other species of monkeys such as the [[red-tailed monkey]] and various [[red colobus]] monkeys.<ref>Ghiglieri, Michael. ''East of the Mountains of the Moon: Chimpanzee Society in the African Rain Forest,'' The Free Press, 1988, pg. 238.</ref> ''C. mitis'' males mate with more than one female, but the females only mate with one male. The female attracts males to copulate with her through body language. They breed throughout the year.<ref>Strawder, Nicole. "Cercopithecus Mitis (blue Monkey)." Animal Diversity Web . N.p., n.d. Web. 27 April 2016.</ref> "The groups can have up to 40 members and the females usually help to care for all of the young, not just their own."<ref>"Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 April 2016.</ref>
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