Vervet Monkey Foraging for Snacks

Caption: Vervet monkey (Cercophitecus pygerythrus) foraging through leaves and twigs for edible snacks, Mkuzi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Olympus C2100 UZ digital; Aperture: F2.8; Shutter Speed: 1/100; ISO: 200

Location: Mkuzi (Mkhuze) Game Reserve, situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was proclaimed a protected area in 1912. The 40,000-hectare reserve is recognised as a mecca for bird watchers, with a bird list well in excess of four hundred.

The diversity of habitat that characterises Mkuzi is able to accommodate a wide variety of wildlife, including black and white rhinoceros, elephant, giraffe, a mix of antelope types plus warthog, monkeys and baboons.

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