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Beautiful peacocks roaming free in Florida. Majestic birds π¦π¦
Vervet monkeys in Florida ππ΄π
Vervet monkeys in Florida πππ΄
Beautiful nature, morning mist at the river π
Little baby Paco hunting π¦
Full moon in its glory π₯°
Little munchkin Leo in Angkor Park Cambodia exploring world π₯°πππ
Here is my little friend Paco, he comes every morning to say hello. My balcony is screened but he found tiny opening, smart little lizard π¦π₯°
My "babies" πππ. They come every morning for sweet carrot or cabbage. Love them πππ
Beautiful wilderness right next to me...π΄π³
Vervet Monkeys in Fort Lauderdale Florida ππ
Just visited Vervet monkeys πππ
Beautiful rainbow on the sky and the lake π
Vervet monkeys are African native. Small, around 40- 60 cm (16-24 in) in length, with tales about 30- 50 cm (12-20 in) and typical weigh between 3- 5 kg (7- 11 lbs), primates live in hierarchical troops of 10 to 70 members. Males are larger than females.The faces of vervet monkeys are usually sooty black when the body is grayish/light brownish color. Vervet monkeys are a highly social species. They travel in small groups and are one of the few species to have multi-male groups. They are omnivorous but with a heavy emphasis on fruit. Their diets often include insects, vegetable matter, and at times, small mammals and birds.
A female gives birth once a year, between September and February, after a gestation period around 165 days. Usually, only one infant is born at a time, though twins can occur rarely. Females stay with troop for life, males migrate when sexually mature. Days after an infant is born, every member of the group inspects the infant at least once by touching or sniffing. While all group members participate in infant caretaking, juvenile females are responsible for the majority of allomothering. The benefit is mutual for the mother and allomother, juvenile females gain experience in rearing infants, and had more success in raising their own offspring.
The local vervet monkey is a nonnative species in Florida, they managed to escape zoo years ago and decided to stay around Fort Lauderdale. They are not protected except by anti-cruelty law. Homeowners do not need a permit to remove monkeys on their own property by any method. When captured for any reason, they can not be released to the wild. They are usually euthanized since there is no sanctuary for them. That's why Missy with big heart and love for Vervets is running nongovernmental organization Dania Beach Vervet Project https://vervetproject.org/ to help local monkey troops in Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida who live on parking lots and too close to roads and humans. She is building a sanctuar
Muscovy Ducks, they love Florida as I do, plenty of water and grass, perfect for living and thriving. These are ducks with attitude! They are not scared off by people, you'll often see them on sidewalk and they don't move seeing you approaching expecting you to move around themπ.
They are large ducks, around 9 lbs (4.3 kg), male is generally larger than female with more visible red, fleshy protuberances on their faces. Muscovy Ducks live in social hierarchy in which males protect and maintain territories established by dominating other males and mate with females that nest in that territories. Other males that live within the territory act as bachelors.
Ducks eat roots, stems, leaves and seeds of aquatic and terrestrial plants. They also like small fish, reptiles, crustaceans, insects and termites. They are native to Mexico, Central and South America and some parts of Texas. They are non native to Florida even though they live in Florida for decades or even centuries. Because of their non native status they are under strict rules of United States Fish and Wildlife, once captured they can not be released, they need to be placed in enclosure or euthanized but it has to be done "humanely"(?). The wildlife commission accepts certain methods of euthanization like carbon dioxide poisoning, pellet guns or "cervical dislocation" which is breaking the neck or spine by hand or with club π’π