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Barbados Green Monkey
Indigenous to Barbados are these michevious little creatures as seen on our front cover. Green monkeys found in Barbados today originally were brought from West Africa centuries ago. As with any wildlife species, as a result of environmental differences and evolution, the Barbados monkeys today have much different characteristics than those in West Africa.
The monkeys can be seen mostly where natural vegetation and woodlands are still abundant on certain parts of the island. However, a visitor will frequently see them scurrying through hotel grounds or along power lines in the early morning hours especially.
The Monkeys as infants often appear slightly blue in colour, as they have little fur when born. However, as they mature, they develop a thick fur brownish-grey in colour speckled with yellow and olive green. In the sunlight, their fur has an overall green appearance ... hence the name the "Green Monkey".