- The
vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or
simply vervet, is an Old
World monkey of the
family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "
vervet" is...
- 30.33806 The
Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF) is a 23-hectare not-for-profit
centre for rehabilitation,
education and
sanctuary for
vervet monkeys, near...
- The Bale
Mountains vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a
terrestrial Old
World monkey endemic to Ethiopia,
found in the
bamboo forests of the Bale Mountains...
- make up the
entirety of the
genus Chlorocebus. Confusingly, the
terms "
vervet monkey" and "green monkey" are
sometimes used to
refer to the
whole genus...
- it
comes into
contact with the
closely related vervet monkey (C. pygerythrus) and Bale
Mountains vervet (C. djamdjamensis).
Hybridization between them...
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substances for
their health benefits, as a form of self-medication. Some
vervet monkeys in the Caribbean,
particularly teenaged individuals,
exhibit a preference...
- Some
mammals have more
vibrant colours;
certain monkeys such
mandrills and
vervet monkeys, and
opossums such as the
Mexican mouse opossums and Derby's woolly...
-
comprises roughly 71 species,
including the baboons, the macaques, and the
vervet monkeys. Most
cercopithecine monkeys are
limited to sub-Saharan Africa,...
- been
observed that
vervets sometimes emit
calls in the
presence of a predator, and
sometimes do not.
Studies show that
these vervets may call more often...
-
according to how
closely related they are to the recipient. In
other species,
vervet monkeys use allomothering,
where related females such as
older sisters or...
