Roddy our first little orphan of the season progresses well, Chibi brings some entertainment.

[@kimleblanc7198]

Roddy is truly one of the sweetest babies I've seen in all of the seasons!

[@lou5202]

Usually I think the baby girls are so.much cuter but Roddy is just absolutely adorable..everything about him..his sounds..how small he was,how he clings to human for safety..he's just a doll baby

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Such a precious little fella 🥰

[@debbiecoyne]

I love listening to Dave describing his thoughts on what's happening in a particular scenario. He's very knowledgeable about these little cuties. Dave, you make it even more interesting to watch. Thank you & all your staff & volunteers for what you do to help & safe these monkeys to give them their life back! It might not be their original family but in the end they are so happy. ❤🐒

[@tammycopas7690]

I’m so smitten with these little guys! They’re adorable 🥰 😊

[@kathyblain5544]

Roddy is the cutest, adorable, funny, sweet little guy. May he grow to be a lovely adult. ❤❤❤

[@Nosnehp]

It’s good to see a video of people actually caring about the animal instead of abusing it for the sake of a video.

[@tammycopas7690]

You all ROCK!!! Wonderful people doing amazing work and you can count on a follow & a donation from me. Thank you for all you do for wildlife 😊

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks again!

[@sandrarawn2147]

🇨🇦 He's adorable and sure is alot more alert! It's just amazing how well they do through the process you's have him on. The volunteers are just so wonderful with them! Great job everyone!! ❤️🙏

[@LeticiaDiaz-k5z]

Your volunteers do an amazing job caring for the tiny Vervet babies adapting to the process of getting a foster mommy. The baby orphan is a cutie and so tiny thriving thanks to your caregivers.❤

[@barid302]

Great! a new surgery room. Cement underneath this time, the Termites won't eat it. Thats a Sweet donation.

[@Vicki-b1r]

I love these little babys. Thank you for all your help. You do great jobs getting the groups back together.

[@Phoenix-76]

What a precious little face! Sooooooo cute! Thank you so much for taking care of these babies and getting them ready to be released with the foster moms! ❤❤❤❤. You and the whole staff are angels!

[@donnacomp9925]

Just LOVE watching.. thank you all at what you do..❤🐒💙🐒

[@waitaminute2015]

Thanks for including some of the work you guys are doing. Great episode!

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bill23799]

Wow, Roddy is doing so well after only being a week old. He must have only just been born a day or two before he was found with his umbilical still attached. He sure has adapted well to suckling at the milk bottle. Thank you so much to all at the VMF for giving these babies a chance at a good life. God bless you all.

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

Roddy found only *hours* after his birth, I would guess, as the placenta was found with him, too.

[@maryebennett7308]

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[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

Roddie is priceless - what a treat for the human baby mama! The young lady with him is such a sweetheart - so gentle and caring! Chibi reminds one of a pre-adolescent with ADHD - roughhousing little stinker! So busy and full of nonsense! He's a job to clean up after, for sure! His companions don't seem to grasp his behavior, fortunately. LOL Thank you for the wonderful video and amazing care of these babies!

[@pegberthold3988]

What a wonderfully comprehensive episode! Roddy is such a little heart-stealing angel. Watching his reactions to his new environment and his mobility becoming more stable is fascinating. So glad to see the all the progress going on there....Chibi's antics can't help but make me laugh....the new enclosure and surgical facility are beautiful! I enjoyed seeing the several construction stages. This video was I'm sure very time consuming to produce, and is very much appreciated. I'll be watching it again.., and again. You may not realize it, but these videos are stress-busters...very uplifting and healing to the spirit, countering the harsh news in the world. I'm grateful to all of you for the tireless, loving work you do to save, heal and protect these precious beings, body and spirit.

[@jennifer294]

Oh my goodness how precious.. I'd love to be a caregiver and work there with these little guys ♥️♥️

[@Debaldrich-mg4ff]

I love the way he talks,so cute!

[@sherryarmentano8039]

So beautiful...Thank you for helping him...Every animal deserves love and compassion....Much love to you all....

[@karensteffy8698]

How very precious. Beautiful baby. Thank you for what you do. ❤❤❤

[@ksealskimmer]

I am in love with Roddy.....but Flokki still my favorite. Thanks to Dave and friends for these great videos

[@harlowjademermaid1882]

same. I'm always a sucker for the slightly "broken" ones :( They have it much harder than the rest and sometimes they don't even realize it, which makes some of the more resilient & courageous. :) Once a special one comes into sight & into your life, it brightens up your days, melts your heart and it will "choose" you...After this, no matter how many come & go, that first favorite one will always have a special place deep down, and all the others are just filler. ;)

[@tanyatigermarshall7878]

I agree!!

[@Michelle-ww8nm]

Awwwww he is so cute... I am very he is with all of you to give him lots of love..

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Such an irresistible face and the precious little sounds are a joy to hear!

[@jmh9507]

Chibi's quite a character! It's interesting to see the difference between a monkey thats been a pet and the little ones. I also feel sad for him. I am glad that he's in your hands. You always treat all the monkeys with kindness and love. But seriously he is funny!

[@rod6666]

I'm Lisa R. who named him. Roddy is so unbelievably cute!!!! I got lucky that he is so darn cute and healthy. It is so much fun naming them and watching their progress. I also have gotten the biggest kick out of the pattern of one of his blankets, the leopard print one! Just by sheer coincidence, my whole apartment is decorated with leopard print, so I think it's so funny that you are using a blanket with that pattern. This is great fun watching this little baby. and showing my friends. It was great to see more aspects of your foundation. And a special thanks to the person who donated enough funds to enable you to upgrade to a new medical building. Please say the name again, I think that person deserves a bigger acknowledgement. The donation must have been pretty large to enable the full new building!

[@DonJesusVictor]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I understood that the name of the generous lady that sponsored the surgery building is Linda Wiley. .

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes the surgery is thanks to Linda Wiley

[@DonJesusVictor]

@@VervetMonkey Thank you to @Rod666, @Linda Wiley and all the supporters! Ways to Help the VMF Membership, Donate, Buy, SupportShow, Fundraise, SuperSticker, SuperChat, Like, Share, Watch advertising, Subscribe, Name a monkey, Virtual adoption See description box for more details

[@erynporter9951]

I find it so amazing how these infant monkeys have so many skills that are instinctual/imprinted; grasping/holding onto their Mother, warning calls, climbing, etc but they are still So adorably inquisitive when they are still so new to this 🌍. They are incredible, and Roddy is so darn CUTE!❤️❤️❤️

[@patricemarie2960]

These little guys are super adorable, and so cuddly to watch! 💕👍🤗💓

[@susanmiller6023]

Roddy is one of my favourite babies

[@maryannwelton9517]

What a wonderful new enclosure they just love it. When you watch them, it makes all the work so worth while. BRAVO 👏👏👏🙊👏👏👏👏👏👀

[@VervetMonkey]

So true!

[@mildredlaware1061]

Thank-you! 🎉So much adoration for YA'LL❣🤗🙏🙏🙏👍💗🎊👍

[@maryannwelton9517]

Roddy couldn't be any cuter if he tried and you sound like a very proud Momma!

[@lisaj7278]

It so awsome to see people that actually care about these monkeys I sure wish they all were like you

[@kittyallen5294]

If I ever decided to travel to South Africa, The Foundation is where I would want to spend my time

[@sonjam314]

I am just so in love with these little ones ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you all so much for doing what you do with them. You are true angels 😇

[@terriegamino4415]

It looks like they men building the new surgery have expert supervisors! LOL

[@elainelewis6724]

The monkeys outside Chibi's pen be like. "We want some of what he's smokin'!" 😆 Little Roddy is adorbs, and fantastic job on the new enclosure! Thank you for all you do for these monkeys. 💛

[@VervetMonkey]

Our pleasure!

[@josenestoretania9962]

@@VervetMonkey Parabéns! Deus os abençoe 🙏🏻👏👏👏🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒👏🌿👏🌿❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@edo1201]

Natur is so famous, this little baby monkeys are so perfect, I love them so much. ❤ Thank you for doing a real great job. And at last I am so sorry for my bad English. You all are wonderful 💐❤️

[@kathyblain5544]

Your English is very good ❤️❤️❤️

[@karimelby25]

Heartmelting ❤ thank’s to you they will be able to have a good monkey life. 2:10

[@sonjam314]

He is just so tiny and adorable. I just love him❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@margaretcostello8528]

Thank you for sharing all the little details of baby Roddy's growth. It is fascinating to watch as he is absolutely adorable and makes the sweetest sounds. Keep up the great work. God Bless you all.

[@VervetMonkey]

Our pleasure!

[@julieprior3126]

Roddy's daily development of his strength and agility is amazing. He seems to have a lot going on with his left hand and arm - like a kind of nervous tic? Or maybe he's just testing out what each limb is for? I bet he will come on in leaps and bounds once some more babies arrive for him to wrestle with! You could do with Floki back as extra Nanny! Chibi really is a challenge! Literally bouncing off the walls. Hope he gets the hang of calmer behaviour from the others soon. Great to see the new enclosure and the surgery. Must be hard work in the heat. Thanks all for another great episode. x

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

I was captivated by his left hand too! Always the left one, and the gestures seem rather complex. It’s like he’s trying to convey something - but that’s probably something my anthropomorphising human brain is conjuring lol. Maybe he’s mirroring his human caregivers (if they gesture with their hands when they talk)? I wonder if monkeys have dominant hands like we do. I would expect so, considering even cats have one dominant front paw.

[@slicevan8606]

​​@@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose I honestly thought he was giving either BLOOD or CRYTP gang signs. He tapped his chest twice then throw up the gang greeting.lol

[@laurirohr5364]

Aww...such a precious angel.

[@debbiecoyne]

One of my favorite things to watch is when your camera people are filming up close to the fence & then all of a sudden a monkey face appears. Sometimes they lick the camera or other times the just admire themselves in the reflection. Young or the older monkeys, it dosen't matter, they are all so stinkin cute! ❤🐒❤🐒🙈🙉🙊

[@joanncoopertroupe3506]

Hes precious. Ty for all you all do!!

[@corinnepage1260]

Roddy is soooo cute and looks like a little angel when he's sleeping. He's just precious.

[@jeanettewolfenbarger1256]

You had a great season four, I wonder what season 5 will have for you. For the monkeys sake I hope you have less babies. I glad you make it available for me to help support your effort to give these little ones another chance. Thank you for your foundation!

[@deborahschell9176]

What a tiny one! Wonder what happened to his mom... sad but thank God for this foundation. 🙏

[@lindapelle8738]

I see a warm, cozy, very loved sweet Roddy. Thanks to the crew for helping this baby. 👍🦋💙🦋💙 can’t wait to see him meet his foster mom. He says don’t take my blankey please.

[@shariholdal3699]

Sweet little baby

[@lyric8006]

I wish these videos lasted for hours. I never want them to end. Thank you so much for your work with the Vervets & sharing these incredible videos.

[@timmied8461]

I am really happy that you guys are building a new "Sickbay & Surgery" area, by the looks of your existing building, you sure are in need of a new one! Linda Riley, you are a Kind and Generous Person, I thank you too! 🙏

[@honeyowen3163]

Monkeys at Chibi's gate: "What's up with Chibi"? "I don't know but he sure is a party animal". .I miss Floki.

[@kathleenhartnellharper7234]

I like it when they shape their mouths in an 0 and gecker away.

[@maryannwelton9517]

Today's drinking like a champ, WTG MOM !👏👏👏👏

[@cynthiakrause991]

He’s so sweet

[@jimrossi7708]

Hello from New Jersey (USA), you guys and Dave are amazing, so glad Roddy is doing good as well as Uncle Floki, so sad 😞 that Roddy lost his momma, but he couldn’t ask for better fill ins !! Just love watching him explore. Even if he cheated 😉!

[@jimrossi7708]

Love to give him (Roddy) a hug and play but he’s a wild animal and is right where he belongs since 😔 his mom went MIA !!

[@maryannwelton9517]

Thank you for the wonderful updates, have a Blessed Day!🙈🙊🙉👋👋👏👏

[@VervetMonkey]

You are so welcome

[@donnachappell3674]

Roddy looks like he s smiling, he s also a cute healthy active little guy.Thanks to VMF❤

[@karenwells5098]

I love theses videos of all the babies and lovable monkey's , love love this

[@markal6004]

Roddy is my next favorite after Dirkulese. Very wonderful what you all do.

[@dorothydeese759]

The new surgery building is going to be so much better and is looking good. Chibi sure is a character and full of energy. Little Roddy is so adorable and coming right along. I love his little chatter, he sounds different to me then the other baby monkeys. Is that because he hasn't been around other babies?

[@renatezylla1421]

Welcome littel Roddy - I wish you a wonderful life in the Foundation and hope you will find a good foster mom...

[@rentechpad]

Tip for measuring head circumference if using string rather than a measuring tape: create a slip knot in one end and slip the knot so you have a loop in it large enough to go over the largest part of his head and then you can pull the string back through the loop until snug using just one hand so other hand is free to control baby. Then all you have to due is hold the knot tightly so the string does not slip while taking the string loop off his head. Once you have both hands free then you can mark the place where the string is through the slip knit and then pull the string out straight and measure from just below the actual knot to where the mark is on the string. I looked for growth charts for head circumference for velvets specifically and found none that were not speculative. Accurate ones would need to track 100s of infants all measured at the same age to get a percentile growth chart and I guess there has not been such a study. So a baseline would help you make sure the head was growing although it maybe anyone guess if too much, to little or normally. It's not really possible to take one or two and have them serve as a baseline to compare others too. Growth charts are compilations of 100s and 100s of samples of an animal followed closely through their ages and once compiled you can see where the majority lay along a median and then determine what are those that make the highest and lowest and which stats have to be thrown out as off the charts at either end. Only working from a few samples can give pretty bad stats as they may be ones that land far out side a growth curve and so may not be on a median or normal growth at all and that could lead you to mistakenly thinking other you compare to a very small sample as growing well or suffering from failure to thrive or growth retardation when actually they might be the ones really on the median but compared to a small sample to judge by gives the wrong information. The better way to do this would be, when you can accurately determine age within 5 days by age markers such as densities, and record all the growth parameters you can related to weekly age. Any that you cannot get 8 weeks of age information get excluded from the data and then you start compiling the growth data until you can see patterns where a majority at a certain age are all close in numbers which can give you a median or 50th percentile and then those that are above or below that curve and how many create you percentiles for those growing better then the average percentile and those that lag behind.

[@BBB-rd2qi]

Pam Duncan - It amazes me that you think you know vervet monkeys better than the DMF. You are obviously very narcissistic.

[@tanyatigermarshall7878]

You should try to be volunteer, they need them badly, and with your knowledge it should be easy and good for you and the monkey's 😊. (I am not being rude I am actually giving you a compliment just in case you thought o was being rude like some comments)

[@kristymcintyre9951]

Yes, I really enjoy this as its trying to still teach it to be a monkey to live in nature. Not in clothes as human, then it doesn't understand when placed with out proper skills 😊

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes, thanks

[@tabbycat6458]

I wish there were places like this in Bali Indonesia and Cambodia. Those people abuse baby monkeys horrifically. It makes you sick. This is what they need desperately.

[@Bill23799]

I think the Bandits were thinking you were building them a great new home.

[@mamasabe1w81]

Roddy is so special 1 day 1/2 when he got there. I’ll be following this one all the way to the troop❤️

[@dalesmith9424]

He is so tiny and cute and adorable

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

Clearly there was something unusual in Chibi's milk-banana mash that day. Too funny!

[@honeyowen3163]

Wow, how fast time goes by. Well, one year later and it's just as fun to watch, once again another big thank you for saving the lives of all these beautiful creatures and the ones we don't get to see as well. Something I found very interesting was the development of little Roddy in just 2 days. When he first arrived he struggled to balance on the perch and 2 days later he was climbing the mesh screen on the door.

[@myheroacademialover4923]

So lucky you guy get to experience something like this.

[@shakim3765]

Great video.

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks!

[@teresadorta8039]

He's so very beautiful

[@bitsabelle]

Awesome episode!

[@av8tore71]

That face at @12:56 is precious and it looks as if he knows it 😆

[@benjiwon]

Roddy weighs about as much as a can of Coke! Too cute

[@karenwells5098]

This is the first video I've ever seen where the young and older monkey's are safe in there natural lifestyle that's been hurt or abandoned, and you do not have to worry about the monkeys being ripped apart by other monkeys. Other videos I've seen where baby monkeys have been taken from their mother and clothe it raised like a child for videos and then dumped into the wild not knowing how to protect themselves and very afraid and they end up being either killed or fallen from Big trees dead

[@Элина-ь1у]

Спасибо Вам за доброту и заботу!!!

[@mildredlaware1061]

The new enclosure is awesome❣ Looks great Jason. Chibi is so adorable❣💗😊🥰🤗🙏🙏🙏🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎆🤗

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you so much 😁

[@rizalinamaiorana1113]

Hello cute monkey! TN, USA!

[@mildredlaware1061]

Love y'all so much❣🤗

[@Michelle-ww8nm]

That is so sad he lost his mom..poor baby.. Glad he has you, he wouldn't of made it out there with the other monkeys .

[@kathymyers-host6187]

My Apologies for not knowing her name(the main caregiver of Roddy); but she does a PHENOMENAL job with him!🐒🐵❤️She's not the least bit Shy when it comes to Checking Roddy over & making sure of good Progress; is she going to be a future Medical Doctor?🏥💊💉🤒🐵🐒

[@Kim-lc3fv]

I forget her name as well but she is the designated baby carer for this season. She recently returned to VMF and SA from the UK.

[@kathymyers-host6187]

@@Kim-lc3fv Nice 🙂👍❤️

[@kayburgess5171]

You guys do a wonderful job

[@loritate3573]

I have a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ Have you ever had one of the Bandits foster an orphan baby before? Just curious if that has ever happened and now they just roam the ground’s freely!? 🤗❤️ I absolutely look forward to your videos every Thursday! Thank You for all you do for these amazing Monkeys!!

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes we have, but she had just lost her baby and was still producing milk, we happened to get a new baby in that had just lost its mom so worked out fine

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

@@VervetMonkey Wow! That’s an astonishing coincidence, and so devastatingly sad yet so miraculously happy ❤

[@Wickedrichgemini]

As Roddy McDowall??? The actor from the planet of the apes?? 70"s original??? If so that's such an awesome analogy!!he's so cute good job!

[@rod6666]

Actually, Roddy is my last name and I am glad I was able to name two of the new incoming monkeys. However, the analogy of the name is not lost on me. I kind of thought that in the back of my mind. I was so very excited the first time I saw a new video come up with the name RODDY in the title. It was a very fun thing to be able to do. And I'm so lucky that the name got attached to such a cute and healthy little one!

[@federicaansaldi]

A delightful little creature

[@benjiwon]

12:37 cute sneeze!

[@vpaniagu]

Did I miss something? I thought Roddy was with Kappi and Daisy Mae? Roddy is so cute! Almost as cute as my favorite, Floki

[@vpaniagu]

@@ms.newyawkeri7559 thank you I did not think of the different times. Thx

[@Abelrodriguezg]

Beautiful creatures!

[@SUMMER2024-m1l]

Oh what a little sweets

[@tanyatigermarshall7878]

Sweet Roddy, such a beautiful little miracle! It's too bad there isn't a breastfeeding mom to pair him with and accept him...but the bottle feeding is a better idea cause I wasn't thinkng about how other fosters might want to steal the baby and such so I understand. But soon enough he will be cuddled in his foster moms fuzzy warm arms! ( This foundation is probably one of the best foundations for animal rescue (in this case monkeys). That I have seen on you tube and such. I adore every single one of you oh and the staff too!l silly joke I know! Positive vibes and love sent straight from my heart to all of you. Xoxoxxo 🇨🇦🤟 DO you suppose Mrs.Gold could foster him?

[@michkka___4484]

Il est trop chou !! Allez je m’abonne !

[@lennarthagen3638]

Wow the infants are TINY

[@maryannwelton9517]

Roddy is cute as a button, what a beautiful baby. You are so lucky to care for her him, I bet each new thing he does is such a thrill!! It makes one just want to cuddle him. Do you have a hard time letting go, when you reach the point of introducing to his new Mom? I'm sure this tiny on will always have a special place in your heart 💖💖👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏👀

[@jimrossi7708]

It’s a little boy.

[@tesesarara4496]

Witam serdecznie i pozdrawiam,piekna sprawa,BRAWO!Za Waszą robotę co robicie dla tych Maupek, pozdrawiam opiekunów i podopiecznych,paa..dzieki Za przekaz.🤲🤝❤❤❤👌👍🐒🐵🦧🦍🍇🍍🍉🍊🥭🍎🍌

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

Is “Maupek” an Indonesian name?

[@erynporter9951]

Lol. I think Chibi has a wading pool Not a water bowl🤷🤣🤷!!!

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

I've seen a very few older rescues in these videos, like Floki; monkeys who arrive injured or sick; How do you integrate them?

[@VervetMonkey]

its alot more difficult and time consuming, you will see it being done in future episodes

[@tinamata837]

Oh so precious💕💖😘