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Baby Vervet monkey This youngster is just a few days old and is getting a very meticulous grooming from its devoted mother. Chlorocebus pygerythrus,Geotagged,South Africa,Vervet monkey Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Baby Vervet monkey

This youngster is just a few days old and is getting a very meticulous grooming from its devoted mother.

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  1. what a beautiful shot, well done Claire Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thanks Graeme!
      Posted 11 years ago
  2. You've really outdone yourself on this one, truly a world-class photo. Promoted and added to the ultimate list:

    Posted 11 years ago
    1. Gosh, praise indeed, thank you! I wasn't too sure on this one as not totally crisp, but the poor little thing had hiccups! Posted 11 years ago
  3. Adorable!!! Posted 11 years ago
  4. AW this is sooooo cute!! Posted 11 years ago
    1. Vervet babies are just sooo photogenic! Posted 11 years ago

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The vervet monkey, or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus "Chlorocebus". The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries.

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Oct 16, 2013. Captured Oct 15, 2013 12:19 in N2, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO500
  • 390mm