Vervet_monkey Vervet monkeys might visit your home regularly because you are on their foraging path. They will search for food in your garden and unfortunately, sometimes in your home. Many monkeys are being pressurized by development, and are genuinely hungry because they have lost their natural food source in a short space of time. However, some monkeys tend to forage in houses for food, because the food found there represents the same nutritional value as a whole day’s worth of foraging. Many of us cannot resist the temptation of feeding them for many reasons, but one reason is common – that we care for the animals. Unfortunately, there are also people who feed them for the wrong reasons – to lure them for the capture of their babies for the pet trade or to injure or kill them. It is for this reason that we request that if you feel tempted to feed monkeys, that you do so in a responsible way.

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