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Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)
Vervet monkeys like dense bush for
sleeping roosts but will forage in open savanna away from sleeping
areas.
The Vervet monkey is the only Cercopithecid in Africa with an entirely
black face. Dominant males have a blue scrotum and red penis. They
live in family groups of as large as twenty. They forage all day
for fruits, nuts, insects, scorpions, seeds and edible shoots. Vervets
will also eat birds eggs and young nestlings that they find while
climbing through the trees.
Young are born at anytime of the year. They are very appealing but
must, like all animals, be treated with great respect as they have
a vicious bite.
Vervet monkeys are preyed on by Leopard, Caracal and large raptors
such as Martial eagles.
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