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- green monkey or vervet
plural vervets
: a long-tailed diurnal omnivorous monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) of eastern and southern Africa that has silver-gray or yellowish to greenish-brown hair and a black face ringed in white fur and that is sometimes used in medical research
broadly
: a related monkey (such as a grivet or green monkey)
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Previously a private livestock ranch, Lolldaiga became a conservancy in 2021 and is home to the endangered Grevy’s zebra, elephants, buffaloes, lions, hyenas, jackals, vervet monkeys and baboons.
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Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Back at camp, vervet monkeys had heard word of a new kitchen in town and were keen to join us for breakfast.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
Guests can tee off beside a centuries-old windmill on the Robert Trent Jones II golf course, sip rare Caribbean rums at a beachfront bar, or take a tour to see the island’s famous green vervet monkeys.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the vervet population faces significant challenges.
—Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Back at camp, vervet monkeys had heard word of a new kitchen in town and were keen to join us for breakfast.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
Guests can tee off beside a centuries-old windmill on the Robert Trent Jones II golf course, sip rare Caribbean rums at a beachfront bar, or take a tour to see the island’s famous green vervet monkeys.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the vervet population faces significant challenges.
—Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Vervet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vervet. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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