Green monkey

The green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus, also called the sabaeus monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur and pale hands and feet. The tip of the tail, the backs of the thighs and the cheek whiskers are golden yellow, and unlike other monkeys of its genus it has no distinguishing band of fur across the brow. Wild adult males weigh about 3.9 to 8 kg and females about 3.4 to 5.3 kg. It lives in wooded habitats from very dry Sahel woodland to the edge of rainforest and often feeds on the coast, taking crabs and other shoreline foods as well as fruit and invertebrates. Its home is West Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to the Volta River, with an island population in Guinea-Bissau. It was introduced to Cape Verde in the 16th century and, with slave ships from West Africa, to Caribbean islands including Saint Kitts, Nevis and Barbados in the late 17th century. Leopards, martial eagles and pythons are its main predators in Africa.