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Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Photo by LisaGrant
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Field Notes

Description:

The vervet monkey has a black face with a white fringe of hair, while the overall body colour is mostly grizzled-grey

Habitat:

The vervet monkey ranges throughout much of Southern and East Africa, being found from Ethiopia, Somalia and extreme southern Sudan, to South Africa.

Reference Links:

Chlorocebus pygerythrus, Vervet monkey

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