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A number of calls came in to the
Trust regarding a vervet painted red at a local hotel. The monkey was
part of a problematic troop that raids the hotel buffet tables. Some
people believe that by painting or otherwise disfiguring a monkey, it
will scare off the rest of the troop. This only works for a short
while until it is recognised as a member of the troop.
On 17th of October,
we managed to capture the vervet after five trapping sessions as the
vervet was trap-shy after the initial incident of being caught and
painted. The monkey was brought to the Trust, anesthetised and shaved
as the oil paint had matted the hair together. This is basically
harmless and the hair grows back within a short while. Once the
anaesthetic wore off, the vervet was released back into its home troop.
The procedure took about two hours from capture to release.
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| Before
Capture |
Anesthetized
in capture cage |
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| Volunteers
removing paint |
Carefully
pulling back paint from skin |
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