Vervet monkey. Image ©kidcyber
Vervet monkeys live in Africa.
They stay near trees for safety.
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Their fur is mostly silver with some green.
They have a black face, hands and feet.
They have long tails.
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Vervet monkeys live in big groups.
They make a lot of different sounds.
Vervets eat what they find in and under trees, like leaves and buds and fruit.
They eat lizards and bugs too.
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A mother vervet monkey carries her baby wherever she goes.
Baby vervet monkeys hang on to their mother's fur.