Vervet monkey

Definition

= relatively small, long-tailed monkey, which have gray fur with a greenish or bluish tinge; the skin on their eyelids and the genitals of the males is also greenish or bluish; mainly vegetarian, eating fruit and young leaves with occasional insects and spiders; spend most of their time in trees, but they also forage for grass seeds and fallen fruit on the ground; ◄ |iguenon|i*; ► kept as pets; brought to Israel from Tarsis