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grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

Grivets are playful monkeys with long tails and bright faces! They love to jump around in trees and are very social, often seen in groups having fun together.

Lebensraum: Savannas

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The grivet has a striking greyish-brown coat with a paler belly and a long tail. Its face is distinctly black, framed by white sideburns and a white brow band. Males are notable for their bright blue scrotum.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseMammaliaOrdnungPrimatesFamilieCercopithecidaeGattungChlorocebus
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grivet

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Grivets use special cheek pouches to stuff food and eat it later!

Male grivets show off bright blue private parts to attract a mate!

These smart monkeys have been seen washing their food before eating it!

They can tell their friends if a danger is a snake or a bird, just by a sound!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sharp Sight

A grivet has excellent eyesight that helps them spot tiny insects and predators from afar.

Fähigkeit

Agile Leapers

Grivets can leap between tree branches because of their strong legs, helping them escape danger quickly.

Fähigkeit

Alarm Calls

Grivets use different alarm calls to warn their group about specific predators like eagles or snakes.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-60 cm
Gewicht
3-8 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-2
Tragzeit
160 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Grivets eat a varied diet of fruits, leaves, and sometimes even small animals and insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fruits
  • Leaves
  • Flowers
  • Insects
  • Bird eggs
  • Small vertebrates

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Main predator in their habitat

eaten by

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Large bird of prey that hunts them

eaten by

African Rock Python

Python sebae

Large snake that ambushes monkeys

eats

Sycamore Fig

Ficus sycomorus

Eats fruits and leaves from this tree

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Green Monkey

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch from a distance and never try to touch wild animals like grivets.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von grivet?

40-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von grivet?

3-8 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von grivet?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von grivet?

35 km/h

Was frisst grivet?

Grivets eat a varied diet of fruits, leaves, and sometimes even small animals and insects.

Wo findet man grivet normalerweise?

Savannas

Wie jagt grivet?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von grivet?

1-2

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