Although I am looking forward to any animal experience I can get at CROW, I am most excited to work with the vervet monkeys that they have there.
Chlorocebus pygerythrus ,or the vervet monkey, is an old world monkey (as opposed to new world monkeys that posses prehensile tails) that has an extensive range across Africa. They can live in groups of up to 80 individuals and have recently started causing problems for people in South Africa in the way that raccoons cause trouble for those of us in Ohio, except vervets are much more outgoing, and are out in the daylight. The CROW center gets many orphaned babies during spring, so hopefully I'll be able to help in some way or another.
(Picture courtesy of muller.gov)
The vervet monkey is relatively small with a weight of 7-17lbs and size of 18 to 26 inches.They can live up to 24 years in captivity, but with predators such as leopards, eagles, and humans, the lifespan in the wild is significantly shorter. Vervets can be recognized by their black faces (though pink when young) and coats that range from a greenish-gray to a silvery-yellow.
-Becca
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