Black Faced or Vervet Monkey Scratching Its Shoulder Toddler T-Shirt

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This cute black faced (or vervet) monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) sits calmly in a tree, scratching its shoulder with a hind foot. I think this wild African animal was just as curious about me as I was of it.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.