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.

Hábitat: Savannas

Aspecto

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.

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grivet

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 40-60 cm
Peso: 3-8 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-15 años
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 1-2
Gestación: 160 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Fruits
Leaves
Flowers
Insects
Bird eggs
Small vertebrates

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Sabana

Este rasgo de hábitat denota especies nativas de las sabanas, que son pastizales con árboles dispersos, típicamente encontrados en regiones tropicales o subtropicales con estaciones secas y húmedas marcadas.