Vervet Monkey |
Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
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Photographed at Amboseli National Park in Kenya. 26 March 2011. |
Vervet monkeys are widely distributed in eastern and southern Africa. The scrotum of adult males is a surprising blue color. They frequently enter human habitats and are keen to forage whatever food is left unguarded. Cercopithecidae -- Old World Monkey FamilyMore Information: |
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Michael J. Plagens, page created 8 Dec. 2010,
updated 6 Sept. 2019.