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Bollocks more like. on April 28, 2010 at 5: 14 pm Vervet

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Vervet monkey Cercopithecus aethiops and chacma baboon Papio ursinus are common round the falls and lion Panthera leo (VU) and leopard P. pardus are occasionally seen.

Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls, Zambia 2009

Vervet monkeys also give alarm calls for different predators.

Animal Cognition Andrews, Kristin 2008

To see this, imagine that some members of a group of Vervet monkeys give alarm calls when they see predators, but others do not.

Biological Altruism Okasha, Samir 2008

Vervet monkeys give alarm calls to warn fellow monkeys of the presence of predators, even though in doing so they attract attention to themselves, increasing their personal chance of being attacked.

Biological Altruism Okasha, Samir 2008

In the example of the Vervet monkeys, a group containing a high proportion of alarm-calling monkeys will have a survival advantage over a group containing a lower proportion.

Biological Altruism Okasha, Samir 2008

Vervet monkeys vaulted over the security fence like furry gray gymnasts and tormented my mother by sitting in her strawberry patch—paws full of fruit and juice dribbling down their chests, their brown eyes sparkling with “Who, me?” cheek—until Gatsi or Mom ran shrieking at them with sticks.

Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007

Vervet monkeys vaulted over the security fence like furry gray gymnasts and tormented my mother by sitting in her strawberry patch—paws full of fruit and juice dribbling down their chests, their brown eyes sparkling with “Who, me?” cheek—until Gatsi or Mom ran shrieking at them with sticks.

Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007

But, Call Me Dave would probably be asked for proof of age and as Vervet points out, Gordon would probably sniffle off and hide in the gents when it was his shout.

Distrust in Party Leaders Increases 2007

In South Africa polio vaccines were produced using Vervet monkeys, which are not a natural host for SV40.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005