Monday, March 10, 2014

Endangered Monkey

Bale Mountains vervet amongst bamboo


Bale Monkey

The Bale Mountains vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is one of Africa’s least known primates, and its behaviour and ecology remain somewhat of a mystery to scientists (3). The Bale Mountains vervet is a short-tailed, medium-sized savanna monkey with long, thick, dark brown fur on its upperparts, and a white underside.  This species has dark grey hands and feet, and a black-skinned face with a white beard and a faint white fur band on its brow (4). All species of vervet are sexually dimorphic; the male is slightly larger than the female, and has brightly coloured ...



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