Green Monkey
The green monkey is a primate native to Africa and the Sahara. They primarily inhabit savannas and scrublands, but also settle in tropical rainforests and moorland landscapes.
Habitat
The vervet monkeys only stay in areas where there is enough cover to quickly hide. However, the closed rainforest is rather avoided by the green vervet monkeys. The green vervet monkey lives in small troops in which there are more females than males. Among the male group members, there is a strict hierarchy that is re-established through regular fights. The highest-ranking male has the right to mate more often than other troop members to produce offspring.
Lifestyle
Female vervet monkeys reach sexual maturity after about 2.5 years and, after a gestation period of 20 to 24 weeks, give birth to a single young. After birth, the young are carried on the mother's belly, where they cling to the fur with their hands and feet to avoid falling off. The young can also use their tails to hold on for a certain period of time, but this ability is lost after some time. While the female young stay in the group for life, the males leave the troop after reaching sexual maturity.
Social Behavior
Female vervet monkeys have a very pronounced social tendency and help others with raising the young as well as grooming. The green vervet monkey mainly feeds on flowers, bark, leaves, but also on small birds, eggs, crabs, and fish. African mammals do not only feed on vegetation, but also sometimes in a predatory manner.
To protect themselves from predators, these animals have a surveillance system. If one of the group members raises the alarm, all the others know where they need to hide, as these calls are made differently depending on the predator. Depending on the attack of the enemy, these animals must seek safety.
