30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68137-Chlorocebus-pygerythrus

20-5-2019 BUMI HILLS, ZIMBABWE - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68137-Chlorocebus-pygerythrus

 

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

25-5-2019 MANA POOLS , ZIMBABWE - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

21-5-2019 BUMI HILLS, ZIMBABWE - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

20-5-2019 BUMI HILLS, ZIMBABWE - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

20-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

8-4-2018 THORNYBUSH LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

16-4-2018 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) COURTESY OF MRS VALERIE FISHER

18-4-2018 CHOBE NAT PARK, BOTSWANA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

21-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

20-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

27-12-2015 SAIGON, VIETNAM - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in body length from about 40 cm (16 in) for females, to about 50 cm (20 in) for males.

In addition to behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals, with males moving to other groups at the time of sexual maturity. Studies done on vervet monkeys involve their communication and alarm calls, specifically in regard to kin and group recognition, and particular predator sightings.

The vervet monkey ranges throughout much of Southern and East Africa, being found from Ethiopia and extreme southern South Sudan all the way down to South Africa. It is not found west of the East African Rift or the Luangwa River, where it is replaced by the closely related malbrouck (C. cynosuros) species. The vervet monkey inhabits savanna, riverine woodland, coastal forest, and mountains up to 4000 m (13,100 ft). They are adaptable and able to persist in secondary and/or highly fragmented vegetation, including cultivated areas, and sometimes are found living in both rural and urban environments. Annual home range size has been observed to be as high as 176 ha, with an average population density of 54.68 animals/km².

Vervet monkeys that are naturalised (introduced by humans) are found in Cape Verde, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados. Dania Beach, Florida, is home to about 40 introduced vervets.

8-1984 MOUNTAIN LODGE, KENYA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)