Blind Orphan Baby Monkey Rescued By Animal Sanctuary - Vervet Forest - S2 Ep14

Vervet Forest - Season 2 - Episode 14 - At the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a wildlife conservation & animal rescue sanctuary in South Africa, 5 new orphan baby Vervet Monkeys arrive - Gabe, Red, Cookie, Kendyll and Bell. Bell is a blind orphan baby monkey. Vera and Horst meet Saav troop through the fence. Leo, Freya, Nala and Edgar move to Disneyland where they have a ton of fun being baby monkeys playing and Abby joins Sickbay troop with her foster mom Dolly.
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The Vervet Forest is a wildlife rehab series focused on Vervet Monkeys at the Vervet Monkey Foundation . The series showcases the process of taking orphaned and injured vervet monkeys through a foster mother program which helps these rescued orphan baby monkeys to be adopted by foster mother monkeys. The show is for fans of animal planet, nat geo, discovery and anyone who is an animal lover, loves animals and would like to be part of helping them get back to the wild.
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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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[@felishanichole2913]

Vervet Monkey Foundation I just have a question, when you guys brink monkeys in and have them in quarantine before allowing them around the other babies.. are they checked via blood for diseases or anything that can be harmful to other babies and humans ?

[@felishanichole2913]

You guys do amazing work btw! I would love to come volunteer one day.

[@elksalmon84]

It's pronounced as it's written - Vera, not Vira.

[@deborahperry-baird6691]

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[@ninababy8]

@Vervet Monkey Foundation do you spay/neuter the monkeys in the sanctuary? If not, do you have the problem of too many babies.

[@lisapinson2518]

That's awesome that the babies that are blind get to have their own special enclosure.I can't Thank You all enough for what you do for all of the babies and adult fur monkeys.And everyone of them get to have a second chance at life and to be able to be with their monkey families and the babies get to have fur mommies again and the fur mommies get to take care of babies again😊so amazing❤❤❤

[@heathergriffin537]

Thank you for what you do looking after the.monkeys an helping them

[@VervetMonkey]

You are so kind

[@dorothydeese759]

It's interesting to see how the older monkeys looked when they were babies.

[@user-ny6uo1ym9f]

Now this is the way the cute creatures should be taken care of, not dressed in clothes and diapers and washes a zillion times . Will donate to this great sanctuary . But then these people really care about the welfare of these adorable monkeys.

[@000sandy]

I had been watching monkey videos where people are trying to make pets out of these animals (actually trying to make them be like human babies) and was getting so upset when I discovered your channel. The work you guys all do is so wonderful and you are to be commended for it. It's hard, long hours, and probably not great pay (if any) but you are doing right by these animals and not abusing them the way people are kidnapping, buying, and trapping them to take home. God bless you all.

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

❤Amen!!❤

[@clairer.7136]

You are all so awesome!

[@beckygarcia4416]

It was nice to see a guy caring for the babies. I usually see girls caring for them.

[@harlowjademermaid1882]

I could watch these little ones pounce around all day!!! They are adorable. Reminds me of my old job, I worked at a Doggy Day Care, and I would sit after lunch and watch all of the puppies play & jump around. Even though it didnt pay well, it was seriously the best job EVER. I would wake up mad early in the am and I could not wait to get to work to see all of the doggos.

[@motherofallnationssoblesse4856]

I meant to tell you Kyle that what the Vervet Forest Sanctuary is doing for these monkeys is wonderful and it's giving them a second chance on life to live among their own and not worry about not being safe or killed or abused in any way. God Bless everyone for their long hours and hard work with these monkeys.

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you very much!

[@av8tore71]

Been watching these videos for a while and I'm still amazed how the adult female Vervets adopt these little babies. It's precious!

[@jeaniehorton5964]

Cookie is so adorable!!❤❤❤😊

[@wickedparanorma1]

Omg, horsts lip smacking after Vera warning bit him. Was the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen 💕

[@lindafromcalifornia1155]

To everyone who works at VMF so hard and tirelessly you are angels. Truly Angels. Epic job to Meghan and Tory who raised the money in an unique way. 😀

[@cherylforfang8671]

The word is wary, not weary. That little Vera sure is a oner!

[@maryranch5329]

Cookie...looks so curious, she is so cute with all her expressions. Glad, the babies/ adults that are blind are getting a new enclosure. 😁

[@renatezylla1421]

Welcome, little Cookie - I hope you will go to Disney Land soon and have fun with the other orphans...

[@jessicat3762]

"no I'm just a backpack, you're fine..." Funniest thing I've heard so far this year lmao

[@Shelbegt]

That is so wonderful that the blind monkey’s will be getting a new enclosure because of 2 young ladies who are doing this for the blind monkey’s. Thank you Kyle❣️ For another great video enjoyed watching it as always

[@andrewkreder-oy5qq]

"Woops i think survivor is the one that just died... " 🤣 thats funny to keepin

[@av8tore71]

LOLOLOL......@6:27 the babies are like wound up rubber bands when you let them out, I would get tired just watching them. Too cute. I love it when the babies and foster moms leave for the main encloser and the babies are being carried to see their tails intertwined with each other. That's love if you ask me!!

[@debbiecoffey9212]

All these monkeys are so adorable, Thank you and all your helpers..for taking care of all these babies !

[@SavaahaLightfoot]

Its really interesting seeing the instinctual behaviors like lipsmacking in the babies who probably have not seen any adults do it.

[@picketfence2028]

So happy these beautiful little monkeys get to live free in a troop with devoted mothers! As it should be. Well done Kyle and company! Support the Vervet Forest, monkeys were meant to be free! ;)

[@mamasabe1w81]

Belle is adorable! Poor Gabe. It hurts to look at him. So skinny. Must fatten him up and get his fur growing.

[@blossomslife1200]

If I didn’t have chronic medical issues I for sure would be over there volunteering. You are all Angels to do what you do. You are all Empaths. To have that quality of being an Empath drives us to have an affinity with animals and feeling their pain. I have pet rats, they are my therapy pets. They one con about animals like rats is they have short lives, 2-4 years and I will look after them in their final stages but their loss is hard to handle.

[@bachtran6358]

We need more people like you in this cruel world.. Thank you Thank you Thank you so much❤️🙏

[@audgester]

I'm just in love with Bell!

[@jessicat3762]

One day I bet one of the orphans all grown up will come and adopt a baby of her own... how cool will that be. And we might get to see it 😁

[@VervetMonkey]

The majority of the moms you see adopting babies (all the moms who do adopting in Koko troop) were once orphans, so yes most of these female babies will grow up to be foster moms as well. 😄

[@marandaclark3295]

😍 OMG little Red trying to figure out his reflection in the camera lens is the cutest!! ❤ I love seeing all the babies!

[@par9243]

Lovely episode!! So nice getting to know all the new babies a bit better! When they were running and jumping around in Disneyland I thought I was watching an episode of the cartoon Rugrats😂😂 Bell is a very special lady, such a sweetheart! I love them all🐒❤️

[@genevamoore4529]

I totally adore those little babies with all my heart..... They hold a special place. I pray that God will guide you on how to take care of the little ones that are blind on how to help them. The baby with the broken arm to you know did his owner do that to him? If he did please do your best to hold him responsible I hope he gets the same thing as he did to that baby. There is no excuse to hurt a baby any kind of baby. Kyle you are awesome with a capital A. When my money situation improves I will donate to you, you deserve it but until that time I watch all of the commercials and press like it may not be a lot of help but its better than nothing. Thank for the videos . I really do wish you would make them longer........ You do great work.........

[@ritabrunetti381]

Another great video. I love how you can share so much info about each little one. Thanks for giving a good life to the blind babies.

[@alisalauzon9291]

Love it when they jump and play, they are adorable and entertaining! Oh yes and HAPPY!! Thank you all for helping them all out!

[@my2centsiz3]

Hey Kyle,, a Baby Monkey called, wants his arms back.

[@isabeldias8609]

These baby mo keys look so human.i never get tired of seeing them.

[@heatherhart7533]

Catching up on the latest videos!!! I felt so bad for Cookie, it was like teasing her... Yes you can watch the others play & have fun but no you can't join them. 😢 I know it's for the good of them all but I still felt bad. Great video, I can't get enough entertainment from these little ones!!! Thanks Kyle

[@av8tore71]

@13:40 Abby has her tail wrapped around Dolly's tail. That's LOVE

[@jfraser5562]

You all do such a wonderful job with these sweet monkeys xxx 😽

[@BillBlast7372]

2:09 *MY RIGHT HAND MAN KYLE, TAUGHT ME THIS TODAY....* Baby burritos & milk from a baby bottle go well together....the image of a burrito & that bottle of milk she was holding popped up in my head when you were talking of having to feed the baby's that way.

[@VervetMonkey]

😂

[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

So much wish it had been possible to hear the discussion about the babies who'd just arrived - but it was so quiet not even the CC could pick it up. I wanted to hear all about them, especially the poor malnourished little boy - wanted to hear what he had been fed regularly, and how his leg became broken - if he was the one with the broken leg. I felt so sad for the little girl with the broken leg who could not jump up to reach the plate of food that two others were eating, but had thoughtlessly put out of the reach of the little one. It should have been placed on the floor, or the baby should have been placed with the food, getting there before the others. I will forever be grateful that all of you are dedicated to the care and rehabilitation and long lifetime of these amazing Vervet monkeys. For many, what their lives had been before arriving at the Foundation was dreadful, and so unfair, as well as cruel. At the Foundation life begins immediately to become normalized. Diapers thrown away, as they should be, and fruits and vegetables arriving regularly to nourish body and spirit. They are safe, generally speaking, unless one of them gets out of line, perhaps from the scavenger troop, or the hateful ones that broke the skull of the tiny girl. That still breaks my heart. Have to wonder why, and why no other monkey would comfort her. I would go there immediately just to hold and comfort her, if I could, until she was ready for something else and an adult monkey appeared to genuinely care to adopt her.

[@samanthafordyce5795]

Starting off with Freya and Horst makes it sound like the beginning of a Wagner opera :-)

[@Geargeargear333]

I could watch the little ones all day. We need more ! Lol. Make the videos an hr long!

[@EmmaDee]

OG 1KiNoBeE Me too!! Love the little sounds they make. It’s adorable.

[@jamessimms415]

No, not longer. 15 minutes is abt the limit for me. Start to lose interest after a while.

[@themiccrazy]

Cookie is all "let me out I just wanna play with the other kids"

[@VervetMonkey]

lol exactly

[@debbaxter6615]

Just wondering,,what is the purpose for babies being in quarantine? If it's for control of something contagious 😷, they shouldn't be touching the others??

[@terricopeland31]

So adorable. The way they jump and play.

[@fukkyoutube]

na na na im just a backpack brah dont worry about nothing lmao i was no good after that😂

[@valleriepmtz]

Kylie you made me busy out laughing in the doctors office where it's really quite. I couldn't hold it in! . . . You crack me up! Backpack! Bahaha!!!! Lmao!?!

[@PrimateProductions]

Kylie?? I thought it was kyle

[@VervetMonkey]

@@PrimateProductions it is Kyle lol.

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

Belle appears to have congenital cataracts. Possibly they could be removed or fragmented with enough donations to cover it.

[@PrimateProductions]

I'm sure that money would likely be better spent in other areas though when the blind vervets do so very well even without sight! Of course that might not be the case but I have seen how awesome the other blind monkeys there do and it is incredible! Like Kyle said they get everything and experience everything that a sighted monkey does and often then some!!😉

[@wickedparanorma1]

Next Friday I set a reminder to donate when I get paid, but I’d like it to go to the blind monkeys if that’s possible? Them poor guys 💕 I couldn’t imagine being a monkey then being blind on top of that.. no thank you, but I hope it helps

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you very much! Please when you donate make a note in the Paypal donation or send an email to [e-mail] and just let them know you would like your donation to help the blind monkeys 😊

[@wickedparanorma1]

Will do ❤️

[@mynamejeff4883]

5 new babies? Holy crap!! What happened to the weather being dry slowing down babies coming? Lol.

[@VervetMonkey]

Lol, this is the direct result of that. Slow start to birthing season, busy finish.

[@juliathomas1255]

Wow it certainly seems like you have your hands full with the new guys 🤣🤣.... I have such a soft spot for Vera and Horst ❤️❤️🙏they go out together when the time comes xx another great episode thank you & keep up the great work...... I look forward to Fridays and can’t wait to see how they are all getting on next week -thanks again guys 👍👍👍👍

[@Marinemom75]

These are such increditable little animals. So so beautiful!

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Thank you guys for doing that for them . Your awesome 👌 I'm sure that was alittle uncomfortable 😬 Great Job

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes it was

[@mctron22rd]

I am curious about the monkeys that live there at the VMF, do you guys get the females spayed? Can the troupes get to large for their enclosures? I love those little lip smacks it is adorable!

[@mandas677]

Crystal and Robert Dominguez the males are given vasectomies, so the only new babies in the troupes are the orphan babies.

[@heatherdaugherty1391]

Cute but pitiful poor babies Thank you guys for all you try too do

[@cherylforfang8671]

They are all too cute, but little Leo is my favorite.

[@healingstartswithaconversa3761]

This just warms my heart 😍😍😍

[@sikandarmasih6856]

Nature is so loving

[@jeannalewis7809]

another wonderful video of the babies and dolly getting one. i noticed that most babies use their left hands to eat is that normal for vervet"s or just coincidental?

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks! LOL, I have honestly never noticed that. I don't have any idea, I'll have to pay attention to that more often now.

[@chickensdontsurf]

This may sound funny, or awesome, who knows, but I'm sharing it.... I've been watching these videos for a while now, I guess since last summer... about the same time I decided to give up the idea of having a pet monkey, and instead got a bearded dragon. They have hands, too, so it's all good, lol. But watching these vervets eat, watching my bearded dragon eat, and learning more about veganism from your channel and links (and also from my new doctor), I'll just say I almost eat no meat at this point. Not the vegetarian way, either, with a lot of pre-packaged processed foods, but more the vegan way - just a pile of vegetables and fruit every day. I feel awesome, and a lot of my chronic health issues are now gone. Your channel has done more good than you know. I bet I'm not the only one, too. Just watching you put the plates of fruit and vegetables out for them, and them acting like the best tasting stuff in the world, makes me hungry for what they're eating, lol.

[@VervetMonkey]

Ha! That's amazing! Congrats! I'm so glad to hear that your health is improving and you are feeling better every day. Bearded Dragons are awesome too!

[@chickensdontsurf]

@@VervetMonkey Ya know, I really just thought it would be awesome to have a pet that hugs you back, lol, and has hands. Can't blame me, and to be fair, you all play with baby monkeys ALL the time, it's understandable for us viewers to be jealous. :-)

[@ericwycoff2885]

Love the new video Kyle. My favorite channel, you do excellent work!

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you very much Eric!

[@raquelsosa1]

Es cieguita? 🙏🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔💔🐒😭😭😭😭. No la saquen a la naturaleza!!!! Angelito!!!!

[@BillBlast7372]

14:29 What was that monkey doing?? Bluff charge or something close to that, maybe checking you out or the camera, possibly it was seeing it's reflection....but I'm highly doubting the reflection guess I said bc it isn't paying any attention to the camera lens, so I'm not sure what it was doing??? ANOTHER OUTSTANDING & AMAZING VIDEO, THANKS KYLE & EVERYONE THERE AT THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL YOUR WORK!!!!!

[@VervetMonkey]

Yeah, she was eye browing me and basically just testing me to see if I'd back away, trying to assert dominance and protect or new small friend Abby. Thanks very much Bill!

[@tamarakennedy4976]

You wonderful awesome women for spending the night in an enclosure...I would want to make sure it was snake and lion cheetah proof anything that would look at me in my sleeping bag and think OHH GOODIE GOODIE GUM DROPS ...SCREAMING HUMAN TAQUITOS MMM...MY FAVORITE!!! BRAVEST WOMEN EVERRR...

[@connieodom545]

If cookie so close to the other babies can't they catch whatever cookie may have

[@PrimateProductions]

I wondered that as well

[@vickielamere2950]

Please enlighten me , if they are quarantine , why are they able to touch one another ?? Being quarantined means , not being able to touch each other , or even be around one another !! Just wondering !! Great job your doing careing for These BEAUTIFUL babies, - Monkeys!!

[@mynamejeff4883]

Abby was trying to nurse from Dolly. Is Dolly lactating or is that just a comfort thing?

[@KimAnTube]

lovely Videos

[@lerigby2473]

Great vid once again kyle!!!!.....Gabe reminds me of Merlin....so gaunt and cautious....but the rest of the hoppin & poppin mob r just wild young'ns being bad...Horst deserved that bite....he was just being a bully....he will learn....great job raising that moulah for a new enclosure....im looking for that tshirt with a baby's face on it...will it be out soon???? Keep up the great work...love to y'all from n. Fla USA!!!!!

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks! I'm hoping to get to the t-shirts soon enough, I just always seem to run out of time between filming and editing and all the business and social media side of things lol, but maybe one day I'll convince some one to help me out and we can get those t-shirts up! I think they'd be really cool too!

[@fir8550]

Welcome to the world of humans kendall

[@Lyzi.B]

16:10 I'd initially thought that crunching sound was one of the monkeys eating.. 😂 Question Kyle, is that adopted baby nursing @ 16:12? I swear she had the Mom's nipple in her mouth. Is she just suckling like a pacifier or what? That's one awesome adoptive monkey mom.

[@kiki29073]

It was nursing. I don't think its getting anything. Kyle said something about that in another video but, they can't count on the foster mom making milk. It's just comfort nursing. As you said a pacifier. I've seen a few other babies try with the moms but moms jerked away.

[@PrimateProductions]

Yes it was suckling...called comfort suckling and even babies with their real moms that lactate very frequently comfort suckle when tired, upset, scared, sick, unhappy, or even just to snuggle etc. Much of the time when you see babies at their moms nipple they are likely to be comfort suckling rather than for nutrition (unless they are still very, very ypung)! So yes comparing it to a pacifier is correct. By moms allowing their babies to comfort suckle, rather than causing babies to be too dependent on them or "spoiling" them as you hear so many people complain about it is actually the exact opposite result. It helps them to gain confidence and feel secure which results in them being better able to learn about the world around them and more successful in social interactions with others!!🙂

[@jodibrandl7522]

I can't remember what the lil baby boy's name is with the patchy hair but id rename him patches!!! He so cute, ah heavens... they all are! Adults and babies!

[@Talltrees84]

Great videos. Does anyone here know the main difference between the Vervet Monkeys of Africa and the Rhesus Monkeys of Asia? Look similar. Most likely a common monkey ancestor.

[@VervetMonkey]

They both old world monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae but the Genus:Macaca of the Rhesus and that of the vervet Chlorocebus is where it splits and makes them quiet far apart

[@madhouse7364]

Does a situation ever arise that necessitates a capture and removal from the Troop? After or during the intense week long monitoring of new baby releases to Troop, has there ever been a poor outcome?

[@VervetMonkey]

No. The only reason we would need to remove a baby from the troop after release is due to serious injury. But there is never going to be a poor social outcome, simply because of the amount of time the babies spend with the troop in the intro enclosure, those months are not just about waiting for the babies to reach the right age, but they're about the babies and the troop getting to know each other so that everyone is ready for the integration.

[@lindany046]

i dont understand why people take baby monkeys away from there mothers and raised them like human babies these are wild animals they belong in the wild i would love to hold a baby monkey but not raised it as a pet

[@PrimateProductions]

Well if you like the thought of holding one then surely you could see why some people would want to keep them...especially if they were not educated on why it was so wrong

[@semones57]

Maybe this has been asked but do you ever sit any of the healthy monkeys free?

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes, but it's not as simple as just setting a "healthy" monkey free. Um, the short answer is that we cannot release individual monkeys unless we know for certain where their troop is and that it is for sure their troop. So we only release individuals who come to us injured that then recover if we know exactly where they came from and can guarantee its the correct family. Because you can't just release a vervet into the wild into any troop because they'll kill each other. Males around 5 years old stand a good chance of being released but only if they've begun their migratory pattern for mating purposes. Otherwise the only way to do a release is to release an entire troop and the VMF will only release a whole troop if we can be positive that the troop will survive the release and this is mostly due to survival in relation to humans and the biggest issue here is that no one wants Vervets released anywhere near their property, so what happens with way too many sanctuaries is they do a release and then 2 months later the whole troop has been murdered. It's a tough reality to deal with.

[@user-tj7jx8fm6x]

Look at my cooki. for a little baby. Loved baby, why did you become alone, he was sadly saddened

[@heatherhart7533]

21:05 Is this your leg Kyle? I can't figure out what your tat is, would you mind if I ask what it is? If not, I respect your privacy! Thanks sug

[@peg7981]

do the adoptive moms have milk for the adopted baby to nurse them?

[@AuntCathyPooh]

The adoptive Moms aren't lactating so that's why the babies are trained to go into the drinking cages so they can still get the milk they need for their first year of life. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that, Kyle 💜

[@apatriot5738]

Thank you Kyle! I love these videos! I'm playing catch up! Just wondering are the females in the troops having babies naturally also or have they been altered to not have any babies? I love watching these babies, they are getting the best care available!! Its amazing to see them get adopted and new mothers!!!!

[@mahnazqaiser3371]

How do you keep the adult monkeys within the boundaries,what kind of fencing do you use?Your videos are great

[@VervetMonkey]

its electrified fencing 2.8 meters high

[@mahnazqaiser3371]

@@VervetMonkey 👍

[@1Life2Live007]

Growing up I always wanted a monkey. After watching your videos and others like you and what u do. I feel so bad. And I’m so glad I never got one. HOW do you feel with all these people having pet monkeys? A lot of them are popping up in my feed after watching yours and it makes me so sad and heart broken just watching these people have them as pets. How do you feel about this? And when you look at the comments under those other videos where they have a pet monkey it’s 100s of people saying they want one. I think it should be illegal to have a pet monkey. So sad.

[@kylepogue6010]

Kyle is amazing!!!! I want to volunteer

[@kathymacomber5115]

Is that”humping” a sign of dominance like with dogs?

[@VervetMonkey]

uhhhhh, yeah, dominance and other things...

[@detodounpocogabygatsby4599]

Disculpa no puedo ver el costo de la sudadera, podrías decirme cuanto cuesta por favor? Y si envían a México? Ya con costo incluido, gracias

[@VervetMonkey]

if you click the link to teespring it should give all the prices

[@chriswinslow5260]

Kyle - a couple of questions: Is fostering as automatic and as common an occurrence in the wild? Are Vervets the most likely to foster as compared to other species? What other species do fostering? Thanks.

[@VervetMonkey]

I honestly have no idea. I don't think there are any studies regarding fostering in the wild, but also it would be hard to study such an occurrence. But my best guess would be to say it's doubtful, especially considering how so many orphans are found beside their dead moms with no troop in sight. If they're gone that far away, they're not coming back and the fostering with us isn't easy or automatic. It seems pretty pain free cause I don't always film the stuff that goes wrong or the little things that happen. You'll see a little more what I mean a couple episodes from now when we integrate the Robert babies Dixie and Darcy, those moms have no experience fostering and the troop really didn't know how to react to the two new babies, but that's all I'll say for now. Also you gotta think about the fact of how often these moms ignore the babies when they first come in, I mean if you watch all the moms meeting the babies videos I think what you'll see is more often than not it takes quite a while for the babies and moms to bond and they are forced to because they are in the intro enclosure together, so I think their interest in having a baby is a natural instinct and I think taking a baby for themselves is natural, but I don't know if the attempt at bonding and really choosing that baby as there own is something that would happen without some forceful intervention. But again this is all just my own inference based on observation. I have no idea if they are more like to foster than other species, not a clue. I know Babboons can foster in sanctuaries, but I dunno lol I'm no primatologist I'm just a film maker who likes monkeys and learning. But! Maybe as I travel to other sanctuaries and learn about their programs and monkeys, we will be able to answer some of those questions together.

[@chriswinslow5260]

@@VervetMonkey I'm inclined to agree with all of your points. Thank you for such a well thought out response.

[@MsAmaya15]

Do the foster moms get stressed out when they have to stay with the babies until they are 3 months old in an enclosed area? Also they don’t mind them suckling on them I’m assuming? I know usually if a baby monkey try’s to latch on to them when it’s not their actual baby they don’t allow it at all? It’s very interesting to see. I have seen 2 of the monkeys allow the baby’s to latch on to the breast. Quite amazing. Also do they get milk at all I wonder from constantly doing it or is it solely for comfort?

[@kiki29073]

I think Kyle addresses this in the q and a video.

[@VervetMonkey]

It totally depends on the individual monkey if she is gonna get stressed but this is why we allow females to come and go and why certain females make better foster moms than others All of the moms allow the babies to suckle. Nothing weird or strange or unique about it, just happens that I'm not always filming or including footage of the babies suckling, but its about the most common thing you can see happen with a baby and its mother no matter if its natural or foster.

[@heatherhart7533]

What was Abby & Dolly having for breakfast?

[@nikkiknight9455]

At what age do the babies begin displaying mating behavior?

[@VervetMonkey]

Babies dont

[@michellemoritz6387]

Why do the paw the ground like that?

[@VervetMonkey]

co-ordination not that good

[@EmmaDee]

Here is MY boyfriend!!

[@PrimateProductions]

Lol...

[@marandaclark3295]

There is still no ads on this video. 😞

[@cherylbiss2401]

Will belle go back to the troop or stay with you forever.

[@VervetMonkey]

stay with us forever

[@patrickepoch6714]

Are you gonna turn the blind one out too?

[@pinkyjay1881]

I was wondering how the monkeys get their names?

[@VervetMonkey]

supporters pay to name them

[@maryhopper7854]

Why do the babies need to be wrapped?

[@VervetMonkey]

keep there little hands out of trouble, especially if you battling to feed them

[@marandaclark3295]

Do you fix the older males and females in the troops so that they can't reproduce?

[@kiki29073]

They vesectomize all makes around 1.5 years. Even most of the wild, bandit troops.

[@VervetMonkey]

@@kiki29073 Thanks Kim!

[@bachtran6358]

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[@marlacapes4542]

Why do we not have a new episode today, Thursday, March 14????

[@VervetMonkey]

I just posted in the community section addressing the release delay, you can read if you're interested :)