[Chlorocebus pygerythrus]
Vervets are a type of African monkey that have been introduced to Barbados and St. Kitts. They are small and very friendly, intelligent and easy to train, which is why when I came out of port on St. Kitts I was entreated by several locals to hold and pet the little guys, charging a nominal fee for a photograph with them.
They have a black face with a white fringe of fur, black hands and feet, and are a brownish-gray all over. They have a long, thin, prehensile tail-- the one I was holding grasped my wrist with his, as he was examining my fingers, most likely to see if I had any sugar cane for him.
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