Baby Updates, New Orphan Darcy arrives and Maysie meets the moms - Vervet Forest - S2 ep. 8

Vervet Forest - Season 2 - Episode 8 - At the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a wildlife conservation & animal rescue sanctuary in South Africa orphan baby vervet monkeys Maysie, Foxy and Babba Cool meet the Goliath troop foster moms through the fence. Yllena moves to Disneyland with Dixie, Pakko and Paloma. We receive a new orphan named Darcy who goes straight to Disneyland because Babba Cool comes down with thrush and has to go back to quarantine.
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*These animals are not pets they are rescued wildlife undergoing a rehabilitation program at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa*

[@VervetMonkey]

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[@stacyhoefflin]

Are these the only breed of monkey that fosters babys? I don't see this in others types of monkeys, or I haven't seen it yet.

[@beckyrans7503]

@@stacyhoefflin no, macaques and other breeds will sometimes take an orphan. They also kidnap babies that aren't theirs as well. Some are good babysitters. With the tiny marmosets, the males attend the birth of their children, and even feed them solid food when they are ready. Macaques are notorious kidnappers. Sometimes holding onto an infant until it dies from starvation. Even male macaques have been known to steal babies and hold onto them until they die of dehydration or starvation.

[@adriannegrillo8394]

I just love how they hug and show affection through the fence!! The babies have the cutest little faces and roundest heads!

[@MsMagiere]

You give these babies a second chance to know a mother's love and belong to a troupe. Thanks for all your hard work

[@caracariah9542]

His little expression is so serious while being groomed 😂

[@jeaniehorton5964]

Oh my gosh…. Loved the shot of the two side by side drinking their milk in the cage…. Then of course the one climbing over her sisters head a second later!!❤😮😊

[@susancaballeroaloui4756]

It was so neat to see the two babies getting close with Mrs Gold thru the fence. She groomed them and hugged them so tight. I hope they end up together.

[@mctron22rd]

Misses Gold has a heart of gold! She is a essential for a foster program to work and the survival of these babies, she is an amazing teacher to the younger generations and you know she tells all the females, where you can get babies at but I love they way Missed Gold says "not these babies tho, These ones are mine! "You got to get your own babies"!

[@misskimpegues]

The look on that babies face while it was getting groomed was too funny... Paloma just wants some attention ... they baby are just adorable as always ..Thank you for sharing this video I hope you have a nice day... all of you are awesome

[@jeaniehorton5964]

Kyle, just love your running narrative and cute observations about each baby!! Thank you and keep it up!!❤❤👍👍🥰

[@marandaclark3295]

I'm dying laughing at the baby who accidentally dunked its face in the water bowl! So cute!

[@VervetMonkey]

Yeah!😂

[@catc6050]

I have to say, one of my favorite parts of these videos is when the monkeys get curious about the camera and get right up in it! They are just too funny and cute! ❤

[@jeannalewis7809]

Once again i love the video"s. It is so heart warming when the mama"s come to look at the babies and picks one to have. I love it, thx for the video.

[@luzipizarro9675]

I am truly in love! they are so precious. Why anyone would give a thumbs down to these videos is beyond me. I will continue to watch. God bless all you guys who show love to these monkeys.

[@renatezylla1421]

Little Darcy is so very cute - I wish her a good life!

[@norenacervantez4455]

i just want to say to each and everyone of you at the verrvet forest thank you for the love ,kindness and care that you show these so precious monkeys.. i love watching all your videos . dont stop.. keep them coming. the videos make me smile and happy, ill keep the vervet forest in my prayers. love you guys

[@jeaniehorton5964]

Ditto!! ❤❤❤

[@jojones7732]

So love watching the little ones play and acting like little monkeys. Lol

[@methatswho62]

Im truly n love with youguys channel,these babys wouldnt make it without the affection they get from uguys an gals, also today was a lil sad to c the one with thrush,u could c she wasn't feeling well at all.sha baba,, loved it when the lil ones was being touched an loved by the adoptive moms,thats so sweet to watch. U can c the love n moms face , oh my what an awesome moment,,I too thank u for the relaxing evening,an always lookin forwards for another great story,,,

[@VervetMonkey]

You're welcome and thank you :)

[@l.johnperry4072]

Babies are so adorable....love the little sounds they produce.

[@jeaniehorton5964]

I agree! Their little chatter is adorable!!!!❤❤😊❤❤

[@lauramahnken5549]

the accidental bath was quite humorous

[@lindafromcalifornia1155]

I love this one Kyle. The one mum who was in with Tommy and Lucy sure wanted her 15 minutes of fame with your camera. You have to love this stuff, This is reality TV at its best, Vervet style. So glad that Darcy was able to make it to Disneyland. How long does it take for Vervets to recover from Thrush? Kudos to all who work there tirelessly and patiently.

[@VervetMonkey]

RE Thrush: depends on the monkey and severity of the infection. Could be a couple days to a couple weeks.

[@carolann5943]

Omg, the adorable tantrum, he wanted to be fed a bottle. Are monkeys and humans the only species that have little ones that throw tantrums

[@sandrarawn2147]

It's so much fun watching the mom's and babies. Love the videos Kyle! Ty

[@angelahannah9580]

Love the videos. How I wish I could come over and volunteer. I absolutely love those babies❤❤❤

[@margaretmurphy9498]

The monkeys hugging each other is so beautiful. I unfortunately havve no money, but i send love and prayers

[@paulinehammonds1758]

Awwww...love them all..❤️🤍💙💚

[@splashypuddle]

Absolutely adorable!

[@brookeb9237]

I just love their super serious faces.

[@frocy9d]

Beautiful babies...so sweet and gentle

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I'm slowly coming around, I'm old, my brain hasn't worked all that well since I graduated from college. I love your videos and the work you are doing. If I were in my 20's like all or most of you guys, I would love to work with you all, I bet it's a blast living in such a community. I'm from Arizona so I'm not too familiar with the river Stix. In fact almost all of our rivers only contain rocks and sands, no water.

[@honeyowen3163]

Great video Kyle, as always.

[@gatorrollu2799]

9:15 love the head move.... WHAT? I'm kool, Live life. LOL These babies are so smart. It's amazing to see their growth.

[@mikesampson5625]

Great job keep up the awesome work 👍

[@JennRivera822]

My favorite animal in the world 🐒🐵❤❤

[@misskimpegues]

Mine too every since I was a young girl I wanted to live where I could take care of monkeys and study them

[@angelahannah9580]

Mine to you guys. I absolutely love them❤❤❤

[@kich6172]

Paloma, some days are just good days to be mad at the world. LOL Right before I heard someone say it in the background, I was thinking how cute that one baby is. (Sorry, tried to go back in the video and figure out which one it is.)

[@Isabelacostama]

Estoy feliz y asombrada de como una hembra adulta y luego otra adoptaron a los bebitos, que ejemplo para los humanos. Gracias por el trabajo que hacen con estos animalitos tan nobles!! ♥♥♥

[@renatezylla1421]

Foxy is very cute!

[@mynamejeff4883]

No they dont climb to ask lol. That isnt what i meant though. What i am talking about is something you usually see when the mothers begin refusing to let them nurse every time the baby wants it. What happens is the baby will climb up and act distressed so that mom will want to protect them and comfort them which means that mom will allow them to nurse. I have seen so many babies do this i was just noticing that what she was doing looked similar.

[@donnarogers7405]

Awe they r adorable.

[@stormymartin8350]

The baby dont take a bath so cute

[@amandagross4630]

Adorable!!!

[@NoNonsense001]

Got myself a VF mug and Tshirt . Awesome Vids and keep up the good work !

[@VervetMonkey]

Count Montecristo Brilliant! Thank you 😊

[@mimikay5421]

Will the incoming baby's eventually be spayed or neutered when old enough? Wish your program was taught & implemented to all of the primate rescues & sanctuary's around the world! Love seeing the baby's welcomed into their new family's 🐒💗🙌🏼

[@HotTakeAndy]

From watching the videos, it seems the males get vasectomies at 2.5 years of age. Kyle mentioned they do this instead of removing the testicles because the size of them (testicles) in nature is also a indicator of their status in the troope, even though they can't father a child.

[@mimikay5421]

Alisha D Thank you so much for answering! 🙏🏼 Was a little confused when Kyle mentioned they pick the potential foster moms from the troop who didn't have a lot of their own babies that season.

[@l.johnperry4072]

Hear Miss Golds name ALL the time on fostering. Is she one of the top moms??

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes. She's the mom for Goliath troop who took Jerry, Joby and DD out into the troop last season. And takes babies most seasons.

[@mimikay5421]

So beautiful to watch the mommy & child bond forming 💕 Sad macaque moms don't help their abandoned / orphaned baby's.

[@arizonasunflowers5226]

But they do sometimes! I remember watching one rescue group for macaques would put available orphans in a clothes basket 1 day or 2 a week, and certain moms would come to see if they wanted to adopt them. Also, some moms actually had a nursing baby but would adopt one and let it nurse and visitors thought that she’d had twins. So, it does happen at rescues, but probably not in the wild.

[@arizonasunflowers5226]

Perhaps Vervets wouldn’t either, except for the system they have set up here. In the wild I doubt they would.

[@haij16]

Pakko is beautiful look at his face him and Tommy.

[@nobodyuknow6337]

May I commend you on your choice of *click bait*. Surfing through YT, it's hard to not notice those big sad baby eyes looking at the camera. A couple times, I had to go back and watch the video just to know the owner of those eyes was doing alright.🐵😌

[@VervetMonkey]

lol, thanks.

[@terriegamino4415]

Dixie is so young she just wants to eat, sleep and complain????? I'll be 70 next year and that's all I WANT to do! Honestly, I admire all the volunteers' self control the way they handle/don't handle the babies! I'd just want to kiss & cuddle 'em. However, that would be defeating the purpose of getting them ready to live their best lives! They'd be much better off if I cleaned up their messes and fixed their food.

[@ErinneKennedy]

Baba cool has the grim stoic look when being groomed

[@craig247]

i am so impressed with the foundation and the amazing work that is being done with the baby monkeys. one concern i have and i keep seeing this when watching the clips, is the number of sharp wire ends on the feeding cages and the perimeter fencing. do the babies ever get injured from the wire ends?

[@themiccrazy]

Pakko looks like a little man with his unibrow

[@amyahlquist3436]

Do I here a bunch of sheep in the background? I love your videos by the way I even watch through the ads.

[@gregk6668]

Great Video.

[@VervetMonkey]

Greg K thanks

[@sniffy0753]

Hay Kyle sorry i havent been on till 2day i had a minor phone problem...it burned up. Jus got a new 1. These lil ones r so darn cute. Love the moms they r so beautiful. Oh yeah b4 i 4get this is still Eve Pike had 2 get new name.

[@mynamejeff4883]

Isn't climbing up somewhere and then freaking out something they usually do when they want to nurse, and are trying to get their mom to come and get them? I wonder if she would have calmed down if someone took a bottle to her, though you cant really do that because then they would all learn that as a reward for that behavior, but still I am curious. Maybe it is an instinctual behavior, and it is just less frequent there because of the lack of lactating moms. Sorry just letting the old brain wander a bit I guess lol.

[@VervetMonkey]

no, they don't climb to ask for milk lol. If they want milk they just go up to mom and drink it. Same with these babies, they know exactly where their bottles are and if they want milk they go to them. When you watch the wild troops, the babies will just have freak out moments then go running to their mom, usually something scares them or they get stressed. But they don't typically climb to complain. That would be really strange and counter productive to accomplishing anything cause its easier for mom to get you on the ground than up in a tree.

[@amandaellison4892]

❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️

[@xa9590]

These videos are so well put together. Would do anything to work with primates as a career.

[@VervetMonkey]

X A Thanks!

[@margoallard3971]

watch some of these videos and intervene

[@heatherhart7533]

3:13 That face shes making is awesome!!!😂🙄

[@savedbychrist504]

Why / how are there so many baby orphans in your area? I love watching your videos, and the loving care you give them. I’m just very curious how you get all the babies? God bless.

[@VervetMonkey]

We a rescue centre

[@pamannis7665]

Adorable

[@susieturk1]

Great as always.

[@lynnemarais]

Awesome Kyle Sending love

[@jefferyyoung5401]

what did you do to him at 4:47 ? my god his lil heart got broke! I'll bet you pulled back when he reached out! LOL go slow-mo

[@VervetMonkey]

lol, that was Maysie, she was a spaz, she'd just scream and panic about anything then immediately forget that she was ever worried.

[@sarah.harasboucher5202]

Jeffery Young she was like Aaaah you scared me, don’t sneak up me. I just picture Mr.T saying “I pity a fool” lol. Oh wait ok your cool your cool!

[@gatorrollu2799]

Around 14:00 am I hearing cows in the background? I love the fact that not only do you have the hard job of these little ones but you have so much nature around you from birds to live stock. Your work is hard and only the true nature loves will be able to do your job. God bless all of you for your time and effort you give to keep nature at its best. Thank you.

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes, we live near farms. Thanks.

[@00001965st]

Omg ,, what Cutie patootie’s they are,, I just want to kiss them all over

[@marlacapes4542]

Okay, Kyle, I have a question... I’ve been wondering, when a Mom “adopts” a baby, what happens when the baby NEEDS milk? Does the “MOM” allow the baby to come back to the milk feeding cage or does Mom keep the baby out in the “wild” or in the enclosure and baby doesn’t get milk when it wants/needs it? I’ve been wondering how that works!!!

[@VervetMonkey]

I literally explained that in the last episode. 😉

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

Is the thrush these guys get the same kind (candida) that we get? I had thrush a couple of years ago due to taking a wide spectrum antibiotic along with a steroid to cure pneumonia. The combo wiped out my normal oral flora and resulted in a white and very itchy tongue! It looked like I had a white mouse in my mouth!

[@mandas677]

FilmerOfBobcats Yeah from what I've seen from past seasons, it's looks like the same thrush you see in human babies. My nephew got thrush and that's what ended breastfeeding for my sister, he refused to latch on after that. I guess the pain of it was too strong of a memory for him to overcome, so my sister pumped and bottle fed him after that.

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes. Thrush is a candida overgrowth.

[@arizonasunflowers5226]

Do past orphan babies ever come back as adults? Do any of the female babies become adoptive foster moms as adults? Are these foster moms without babies of their own?

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

Who is doing the lovely drumming in the background?

[@thereseember2800]

Do any of the babies have S. African names? Could you give examples? Thank you🕊

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I humbly apologize for getting Siix's name mixed up. It's inexcusable breach of good taste and manners. We need a surrogate tail program for the little guy. The videos are great thanks! I really enjoy how the larger monkeys seem to be so affectionate to the babies

[@VervetMonkey]

Bobby Paluga it’s spelled Stix. Like the river? Maybe you heard of it, it’s where we keep the tails cool.

[@kevinkaatz883]

Dont the babies look like grey aliens with elongated skulls?

[@KirstieGiles]

can you make more or longer videos please! 🐵🐵

[@VervetMonkey]

Sure. Just join up as a Patron and you'll see more stuff 😁

[@sandynull7576]

What keeps the adopter females from having babies of their own?

[@chuckhandcock8867]

What happened to the Bush baby?

[@VervetMonkey]

Chuck Handcock next episode 😉

[@tamarakennedy4976]

It sure looks like the other mom surrogate is uninterested in the baby at all ...pacing around looking for a way out of the enclosure...wondering if HAWK would be a better more interested surrogate?

[@VervetMonkey]

Nah. Usually if you see her pacing its cause there's something going on elsewhere that she is reacting to, sure maybe she wants to get out in that moment to go investigate or something, but that's not important, its just her being a monkey and acting on instinct, if we let them in and out every time they got a little anxious or curious about a passing bandit we'd never have a single mom in an enclosure. If she didn't like being inside, she wouldn't come in every single baby season to stay with babies for months on end. You have to remember you are only seeing snippets of reality from a very particular angle, there is always more going on in the background that you might not be aware of. Hawk would be a horrible surrogate. LOL. You're concerned that a monkey is nervous inside an enclosure, but you're suggesting we trap a monkey who lives free of any enclosure and force her to stay in an enclosure, no thanks. Plus you never know how Hawk would react once she got into the enclosure. I understand it's fun to hypothesize, but our program is built on 25 years of experience, you gotta give us at least a little credit for knowing what we're doing.

[@thereseember2800]

Would Hawk ever be allowed to join a Vervet troop to live with them?

[@pggiovannini]

Do the babies sleep in the crate with blankets at night?

[@debracox507]

First one here 🙈Foxy is a good climber🌼

[@beckyrans7503]

Why did you not let Hawk take a baby? She obviously has the yearning and you said she's been a mom many times. How do you decide who is allowed to take the babies? I realize this was old but was curios. I really like the show. You all do wonderfully with these tiny orphans. It's a selfless job and the babies would never make it without you. I have always taken orphaned babies (squirrels, kittens, dogs, birds and deer!) in when I would find them. I am proud to say, all of them made it except three tiny featherless baby birds whose entire nest was blown from a tree. There is so much thought that you have put into your facility. It really surprised me though, to see the nursing station for the babies. The cold chickenwire that holds the bottles for the babies to nurse is terrible. It looked like the raw edges were not covered woth anything. Those bottles should be surrounded by something soft , fuzzy, warm and inviting. That is part of their bonding. It doesn't seem to mimic mom at all. The bottles should allow them different positions to nurse at as well. Anyway, I'd like to donate to your center. Keep up the excellent work.

[@zerious1016]

I think Babba Cool are ready to be out, but I don't know about Maysie. She look like she's still young. I like Pakko, hes so cute, heck all of the baby look so cute and adorable. Also why their face turn black as they get older?

[@VervetMonkey]

Cause that just be how life do.

[@amysayers110]

*Are any of the foster moms able to actually nurse the babies?*

[@VervetMonkey]

Amy Sayers no

[@apriljodoin9643]

How come the moms don't already have babies of their own?

[@VervetMonkey]

we vasectomise the males we a non breeding sanctuary

[@Kim-lc3fv]

what were the background noises? I thought i heard a herd of cows or buffalo.

[@SynnJynn]

I hear sheep to. These are herds near by. I saw them on one of the Bandit series

[@taurus_beauty11-11]

Those 👁’s

[@maryranch5329]

💖💖💋🐒😁

[@vickyvirzuela9501]

Why do some of the monkeys have very long tails and some have short ones? And are the baby monkeys the same type as the Mother monkeys?

[@VervetMonkey]

Nature or injury and yes

[@emmaemma9406]

As much as I love the work Tori does, she’s just is so dismissive when she talks to the volunteers

[@sherryfulghum3494]

How much they weight?

[@VervetMonkey]

males any where upto 5kg females around 3.5 kg

[@tmterrill1]

Why is half of Kyle's face sunburned? Lololol! Also, do the babies sleep at night or nah?

[@bettybardin1103]

We see the adult females, but where are the adult males?

[@VervetMonkey]

They are not allowed in with the babies. Their role is to protect the troop and they rarely interact with babies, so they're there, but there is no context for them in the stories I'm telling.

[@aprilbeasley1424]

8:09

[@sonnygirl8823]

Say Hawk ended up stealing a baby would she start to produce milk?

[@VervetMonkey]

Sonny Girl no

[@MsDestiny2222]

Do all of these foster mom's still produce milk for these young ones they take care of? I have not seen any little ones nursing is why I wanted to ask.

[@SynnJynn]

No, they arent producing milk, they just love to adopt the babies ^-^

[@MsMagiere]

They go to the cages with the bottles in them for milk. After they leave the intro enclosures they will have the feeding cages accessible for milk and the grownups cant get in to steal the milk

[@chriscompton3228]

Thus the beauty of their bottle cages idea. The bottle cages make it so once the monkey is too old to NEED the milk, it can't get at it. Nor can any greedy adults get the baby's milk. Nor could one greedy baby stop others from nursing. (as we saw!) Weening is painless, drama free and automatic! A supply of milk that's uninteruptable and all the loving the foster's can give. A rich 3d playing area. All put together it's a recipe for healthy sane well adjusted monkeys. My hat is off to who ever thought up the bottle cage idea. Huzzah!

[@thereseember2800]

I believe that Kyle said that the babies stay w/ their foster Moms in the intro enclosure for 3 months, at which time they’re released out into a troop. At 3 months, foster Moms are more willing to allow the babies to roam away from them in order to access and drink from the milk bottles inside the special cages, which they need for a full year.

[@MsMagiere]

@@thereseember2800 they stay at the intro enclosures till they are 3 months old i believe

[@user-si2cr4cg8l]

Как называется такая макака!?

[@SewWhittle]

Is there a reason the moms inspect them so closely? Also, are these mama’s still able to have their own babies?

[@kim3295]

Sheila Lewis-Lorum I believe Kyle said before that they are “fixed” so they can’t have their own babies which is what gives them the overwhelming urge to foster the orphan babies. But, there are some troops they call “bandits” and they have their own Biological children occasionally. I guess the bandits are, for lack of a better word, more “wild” as far as human contact. Wow I’ve been watching this channel longer than I thought 😳

[@nicolasmoreau3737]

the females can still have babies but the males are vasectomised, so if an non-vasectomised male is on the loose, females can have biological babies that's why bandits still have biological ones, it's harder to get a record of all snipped males

[@cherinelson3436]

Why can’t Hawk be an adoptive mom?

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

Are there certain adult females who tend to prefer to adopt only male babies or only female babies?

[@VervetMonkey]

no.

[@ronaldpittman1307]

how could i get baby Darcy ? i fell in love with her as soon as i saw her .please let me know .

[@VervetMonkey]

ronald pittman 😂😂😂🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ are you even watching the show?

[@ronaldpittman1307]

yes i can't quit watching .i love these little angles and i would love to have one she would be part of the family .i know there is a lot to consider about taking on such a life time commitment but i believe that if you love them and pay attinshioun to them and treat them like a friend that when they get older they would be friendly and lovable .but before i would get one i would study about them and there habbits and needs young and older . i hope i did not make any body mad at me for asking .i live in the USA if i were closer i would volinter my time and labor to be with the little fellows . @@VervetMonkey

[@VervetMonkey]

@@ronaldpittman1307 Sorry Ronald, but that's just not how it works. It doesn't matter how you treat them or how much of a "family" member they are, they are still a wild animal and taking them away from the wild and their own kind is cruel and unnatural. Vervets are social animals as you can see from my videos and they require a large family environment, trees, ability to roam and forage and a wide variety of foods and nutrients in their diet. You cannot just leave them at home when you go away, and they are not like any animal that is bread to be a pet, it's just not in their psyche. Plus they become possessive, jealous and aggressive and you will get bitten and they will attack other people who they see as lower ranked or challenging you. Also keeping a social animal in captivity generates strange behavioral issues that can eventually lead to physical ailments and traumas. No matter what you might think or have heard anyone who tells you a monkey can be kept as a pet or is a good pet is wrong and miss-informed and cannot call themself a conservationist and does not have the animals best interest at heart.

[@martinboughner1853]

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