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Vervet Monkey

A vervet monkey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Scientific Name
Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Common Names
Vervet

Classification
Mammal

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The vervet monkey is known as an Old Work Monkey, simply a common name for members of the family Cercopithecidae.

They inhabit East Africa near a source of water, and of course trees. prior classification Cercopithecus aethiops




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Vervet Monkey
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