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Vervet monkey (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae: Chlorocebus pygerythrus; Swedish: grön markatta). Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park / iSimangaliso..
Gobholo Cave Expedition 2014. Before the expedition to Gobholo Cave in Swaziland, we spent some time on sightseeing and safari in South Africa. We flew in to Johannesburg, rental cars to Hluhluwe where we stayed two nights in Isinkwe Backpackers Bushcamp. From there we travelled to the Indian Ocean and St Lucia for two more nights, and, for the new year eve, somewhat further south to Richard Bays for the last three nights before travelling in to Swaziland and Kopola Estate in the Ezulwini valley near Mbabane. Expedition members, from Sweden: Manuela, Peter, Rabbe, Ljuba and Johannes, from Austria: Pauline, Harald and Thomas (plus non-caver Christa), for the expedition week, from South Africa: Sharron, Edward, Daneel and Leon, and from Swaziland: Darron. Gobholo Cave is now the eight longest granite cave in the world, explored to a length of 1.1 km, but the exploration continues (follow future expeditions on gobholocave.org)! Many thanks to Swazi Trails (www.swazitrails.co.sz, in particular Anita and Darron) for much invaluable support!
"Howler monkeys are among the largest of the New World monkeys and one of only a few nest-building monkeys. Fifteen species are currently recognised. These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests. Threats to howler monkeys include human predation, habitat destruction and being captured for captivity as pets or zoo animals. These monkeys are famous for their loud howls, which can travel three miles through dense rainforest." (from Wikipedia)
Fundación Maikuchiga, Amazonas - Colombia.
Another Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) at Club Med. They are pests -- they can open doors and will steal anything left out.
In Kenya, It is very hot, so between two game safari, we decided to go to the swiming pool of the lodge. There were a lot of little monkeys, and they were drinking in the water of the pool.
He is one of this small humans...
These little guys move fast. This was about my best shot out of about 20 shots.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S.
Programmed Exposure and Auto-ISO chose 1/250th, f/5.6 and ISO250. EXIF shows the zoom is at 135mm - so the little guy is quite close really!
Kiki is Monkey World's latest chimp arrival. She is 9 years old and was rescued from Lebanon where she had been living alone in a horrible cage (see link).
She seems to be getting hair on her arms which were completely naked (and very pink) when she came.
REGION-South America Squirrel monkeys may be found in groups of up to 300 individuals, depending on the habitat
Bert is a very active monkey and will keep your life full of fun. He loves to monkey around and bring imaginations to life.
You can read about a day in the life of Bert – here - woollywotnots.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-day-in-the-life-...
Bert the Monkey is made to order in a smoke and pet-free environment and knitted in the colours of your choice. His hat and scarf are made to match your favourite colours and he comes in whatever monkey fur colour you like - chocolate, treacle, rainbow, purple etc.
Bert is hand knitted with the finest Rowan pure wool double knitting and is stuffed with a high grade carded polyester filling which conforms to British standards: cleanliness BS1425 and fire safety BS 5852. It is a suitable component of articles requiring BS5665 and the European standard EN71 and those required to carry the CE logo.
Monkey is soft with no sharp parts. His hat is detachable.
Not suitable for young children without the supervision of an adult.
Other items pictured are not included.
Bert measures approximately 30cm in height.
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Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio park.
Mono titi.
Saimiri oersteddii
Saimiri oerstedii occurs along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama inland to altitudes of up to 500 m asl. The north-eastern limit is marked by the RÃo TulÃn in the north Herradura Mountains (9°40’N, 84°35’W) and Dota Mountains (9°37’N, 84°35’W). Along the coast of the Golfo Dulce and the Burica Peninsula to the western part of the Chiriquà Province, mouth of the RÃo Fonseca, including the Archipelago of the Golfo de ChiriquÃ, in Panama (Hershkovitz 1984; Boinski et al. 1998; Reid 1997).
There are two subspecies:
Saimiri oerstedii oerstedii occurs along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, from the left bank of the RÃo Grande de Térraba to the Osa Pensinsula, along the coast of the Golfo Dulce and the Burica Peninsula to the western part of the Chiriquà Province, mouth of the RÃo Fonseca, including the Archipelago of the Golfo de ChiriquÃ, in Panama (Hershkovitz 1984; Boinski et al. 1998; Reid 1997). Surveys by Baldwin and Baldwin (1972, 1976) recorded its presence on the Burica Peninsula, but indicated that it is now restricted to a narrow strip of scattered lowland coastal forest fragments, not extending to the type locality David, although it possibly occurred as far east as Remedios (well to the east of David) prior to the 1950s. Altitudinal range is 0 to 500 m asl (Hershkovitz 1984). RodrÃguez-Vargas (2003) mapped the remaining populations in Panama.
The historic range of Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus is along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, to altitudes of up to 500 m asl. The north-eastern limit is marked by the RÃo TulÃn in the north Herradura Mountains (9°40’N, 84°35’W) and Dota Mountains (9°37’N, 84°35’W), and the southern limit is the north bank of the RÃo Grande de Térraba (8°25´N, 84°25´W) (Arauz 1993; Sierra et al. 2003). Its occurrence is sporadic, and the surviving populations are entirely fragmented (Alfaro 1987; Wong 1990; Sierra et al. 2003).
A photo taken by Oli Dillon Squire for AFOP. This photo is available for free use across the Internet, providing that you attribute Action For Our Planet (AFOP).
The Mandrill is a primate and is considered an old world monkey being very closely related to baboons.
The Mandrill holds the distinction of being one of the largest species of monkeys in the world.
They can weigh in at close to 60 pounds for males and forty pounds for the females who are a great deal smaller.
Mandrills also have a very unique olive color to their fur and a very distinct coloration to their backside and face, which grows more pronounced as they get older and reach maturity.
The female’s colors are duller in color but as they come into breeding season the color is more pronounced.
Males will grow to be about 3 feet tall and will live as long as 25 years, females too will live to be about 20 years old. They do not breed until between 3 and 4 years of age.
Mandrills live in the rainforest of Gabon and the Congo areas as well as near the equator in Guinea.
They are very social and live as many other monkeys’ do, in large groups of animals including male’s, females and juveniles and infants. The group is led by a single dominant male who usually remains solitary.
One of the largest groups of Mandrills every verified by filming numbered well over 1300 monkeys in a national park in Gabon. It was the biggest monkey group ever recorded.
Mandrills are omnivores, which mean they will eat both vegetation and animal flesh. They forage daily for food, taking insects and small animals as well as vegetation.
The leopard has a particular liking for Mandrill and is one of the main predators that will take the monkeys.
Mandrills are not always well liked as a bigger group of them can cause a great deal of damage to crops in the area in a relatively short time span.
Mandrill’s females are pregnant for about 6 months are usually born between February and April.
The Mandrill courts each other. The female leads while the male follows and he will make small growling noises as he does.
Mandrill babies are born with open eyes and already furred. They have very pink skin for a few months, but can hang on to the mother when born and support their own weight.
Females, mothers form bonds with their children that may last a lifetime in the females, although with young males it lasts only until they reach maturity.