Vervet Monkey Sitting Atop A Termite Mound In The Okavango Delta In Botswana, Africa. Stock Photography

Pictured is a vervet monkey sitting atop a termite mound in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. The vervet monkey eats a primarily herbivorous diet, living mostly on wild fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, and seed pods. Vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. The photograph was taken from a safari vehicle based at the Atzaro Okavango Camp. The binomial name is Chlorocebus pygerythrus