Vervet Monkey
There are variety of primates that is breed and kept in Wildlife Fauna Janda Baik. Here is only some of them.
MORPHOLOGY:
The average body mass for an adult male vervet monkey is around 5 kilograms, and
for a female it is around 3.5 kilograms. On the abdomen the skin of both sexes
is blue. The scrotum and the perianus of the male are blue in color and the
penis has a red color. Both sexes of this species have long, sharp canines
(Estes, 1991).
RANGE:
The vervet monkey is found throughout Southern, Eastern, and Western Africa.
This species prefers to live in riverine woodland, although it is highly
adaptable and can live in a variety of habitats even living amongst humans.
ECOLOGY:
The vervet monkey is an omnivorous species that prefers grasses. This species
also likes to consume the various parts of the acacia tree. Fruits and seeds are
also a major component of their diet. For protein the vervet monkey eats
arthropods and small vertebrates such as lizards and fledgling birds. The diet
does differ amongst groups occupying different habitats. The group sizes range
from 5 to 76 individuals. The vervet monkey does respond to the alarm calls of
other animal species such as other primates, ungulates, and birds (Estes, 1991).
This is a diurnal species.
LOCOMOTION:
The vervet monkey moves quadrupedally both on the ground and in the trees (Fleagle,
1988). This species only occasionally leaps from tree to tree (Fleagle, 1988).
This species descends trees in a head first manner (Estes, 1991). The fastest
gait, or mode of locomotion, is a bounding gallop on all of its limbs (Estes,
1991). The vervet monkey is capable of swimming (Kingdon, 1971).
behavioral pattern and usually precedes play or grooming (Estes, 1991).
REPRODUCTION:
The vervet monkey gives birth to a single offspring. Females do not show any
external signs of estrus (Estes, 1991). Dominant males in the group receive most
of the copulations (Cheney and Seyfarth, 1982). The vervet monkey has dorso-ventral
copulatory position. During copulation the female sometimes will look over her
shoulder and looks at the male, and maybe even grab the leg of the male; often
the female will move forward (Estes, 1991). Juvenile males will sometimes harass
a pair that is copulating, but the two will usually ignore the juvenile male
(Estes, 1991).