Black-Faced Vervet Thinking

The Black-Faced Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiopsis), also known as African Green Monkey, is one of the most common of the monkey species seen in... more

by Morris Finkelstein

Title

Black-Faced Vervet Thinking

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph

Description

The Black-Faced Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiopsis), also known as African Green Monkey, is one of the most common of the monkey species seen in Tanzania. It can be found in areas of woodlands, savannah, forest, bush and scrub. The male genitalia is very distinguishable by a brightly colored, powder blue scrotum. A troop of 20 Black-Faced Vervets occupied our lodge in Arusha, and continuously tried to sneak into our rooms, but were repeatedly discouraged by the staff.

This Black-Faced Vervet looking upwards was photographed on the grounds of the Arumeru Lodge, Arusha, in Tanzania, on 1-8-2016. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
African Theme Artwork, 9-26-2016
Fuzzy Warm And Soft, 3-22-2017
Animals, 6-18-2023
Real Animal Photographs, 6-19-2023

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January 28th, 2016