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GREEN MONKEY [2 records]

Record 1 2008-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

Savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail.

OBS

A West African long-tailed monkey that has greenish-appearing hair and is often tamed and trained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Plus récemment, les chercheurs ont observé l'apparition de deux autres comportements inusités chez les colobes bais du Saloum. D'une part, ils affichent une tendance à s'associer avec d'autres espèces de primates, et en particulier avec le singe vert (Cercopithecus (aethiops) sabaeus, un primate de savane soudanienne semi-arboricole).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
CONT

Recientemente, los investigadores observaron la aparición de otros dos comportamientos inusitados en los colobus bais del Saloum. Por una parte, presentan una tendencia a asociarse con otras especies de primates, y en particular con el mono verde (Cercopithecus (aethiops) sabaeus, un primate de sabana sudanesa semi-arborícola).

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Record 2 2008-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A southern and eastern African guenon monkey related to the grivet but having the face, chin , hands, and feet black.

CONT

Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) are found from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. [...] Chlorocebus aethiops is usually around 400 to 600 mm in length (head and body), with tales about 300 to 500 mm. [...] Males are larger than females. [...] The faces of vervet monkeys are usually sooty black. A defining characteristic of this species is the greenish color of the upper parts of the face, which is caused by the banding together of individual hairs with black and yellow strands. In males, the scrotum and surrounding areas are bright blue or a greenish color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Primate assez répandu en Afrique et en Asie de l'ouest [avec] pelage gris vert, visage noir entouré de poils blancs (autre remarque intéressante: ce singe a les testicules d'un bleu turquoise éclatant et la verge rouge).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
CONT

El mono verde, al que también se le conoce por el nombre de mono tota, está muy extendido por toda África del sur, donde se le puede encontrar principalmente en la sabana, los bosques de ribera y los matorrales costeros. [...] Hay varias subespecies o razas distintas de mono verde, pero suelen tener en común su cola larga, la cara pequeña y normalmente negra, pelo largo y grueso (aunque de color variable), manos y pies oscuros y, en el caso de los machos, el escroto azul.

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