- Baboon
- Buffalo
- Bushbuck
- Cheetah
- Duiker
- Eland
- Elephant
- Giraffe
- Grysbok
- Hippopotamus
- Hyena (Spotted)
- Impala
- Jackal (Black-Backed)
- Klipspringer
- Kudu
- Leopards
- Lion
- Mongoose (Banded)
- Nyala
- Porcupine
- Rhino
- Roan Antelope
- Sable Antelope
- Smaller Carnivores
- Steenbok
- Tssessebe
- Vervet Monkey
- Warthog
- Waterbuck
- Wilderbeest (Blue)
- Wild Dog
- Zebra
Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)
THE HERBIVORES AND OMNIVORES
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Like baboons, these monkeys are social animals and found in troops of 20 to 30. Much smaller than baboons, they have an ash-grey body and a black face.
They are particularly adept at climbing trees and jumping from branch to branch for, like other primates, their eyes are not situated on the side of the head, but have evolved to the front of the face, which allows accurate judgment of angles and distances. The vervet's long tail helps maintain its balance when performing such acrobatics.
Common throughout the Park, monkeys are most often found on the edges of riverine forests, and though they are more at home in trees, will often descend to play or search for food on the ground. Their diet is wide and includes insects, fruit, birds' eggs, berries and leafy shoots.
In a number of camps situated near rivers, monkeys have become very tame. They will venture into camp to look for any left-over food left outdoors.
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