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Male vervet monkey with blue gear

Male vervet monkey with blue gear

Male vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) perched on Large-fruited Bushwillow tree and exhibiting proudly its bright turquoise blue scrotum. The blue colour is due to Tyndall light scattering effect over a layer of melanin in the dermis of the scrotum. The vividness of the blue pales when the animal falls in social rank. DOI: 10.1159/000459974

Kwedi concession - Moremi Game Reserve, North-West District, Botswana
Digital image ID: Micheline_Rouquet_20160418_006381
Created: April 18, 2016
Author: Micheline Rouquet
© Micheline Rouquet
File state: Final
Digital image size: 16.0 Mpixels (45.8 MB uncompressed) - 4000x4000 pixels (13.3x13.3 in / 33.9x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Digital image keywords: Behavior, blue scrotum, Botswana, Kwedi concession, male vervet monkey, Mammals, Moremi Game Reserve, Old World monkeys, Postures, primates, vervet monkeys
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