Description
Vervet monkey skull, real bone, mounted in a glass dome.
This small monkey’s society is built on complex but stable social groups (called troops) of ten to 50 individuals — mainly adult females and their offspring. There is a strict social hierarchy among troop members. Males transfer troops at least once in their lifetime, beginning at puberty. This is a dangerous process, not only because of the predators they may encounter in transit, but also because troops dislike immigrants.
The hierarchical system controls feeding, mating, fighting, friendships, survival, and even grooming — an important part of the vervet’s life. They spend several hours each day removing parasites, dirt, and other materials from one another’s fur. In the hierarchy, dominant individuals receive the most grooming.
Newborns have black hair and a pink face, and it takes three or four months before they acquire adult coloration. Infants spend the first week of life clinging to their mother’s stomach. After about the third week, they begin to move about by themselves and attempt to play with other young monkeys. Infants are of great interest to the other monkeys in the troop; sub-adult females do everything possible to be allowed to groom or hold a new infant. Researchers report that usually a female’s close family members will have the most unrestricted access to the babies. As the infants grow, they play not only with monkeys but also with other young animals.
The dome is 5 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches tall.
The skull is approximately 4 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide.
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