Top 5 Amazing Orphan Monkey Recoveries 2018 - Orphan to Adopted - Vervet Forest

On this episode of The Vervet Forest we take a look back at the top 5 orphan monkey recoveries from this past baby season. I give you a brief recap of each of their stories and show you why these five - Dumbo, Stick, Jerry, Elliot and Merlin are just so damn special.
The Vervet Forest is a wildlife documentary series about cute monkeys and animal rescue at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a wildlife rescue facility in South Africa. Monkey video 2018.
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How Monkeys See the World - amzn.to/2kHr3Ry
Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals - amzn.to/2J7VURQ
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If you've got any more questions, suggestions or things you'd like to see in future episodes please leave us a comment, we'd love to hear from you.
*These animals are not pets they are rescued wildlife undergoing a rehabilitation program at a vegan animal rescue and rehabilitation center called the Vervet Monkey Foundation in the Limpopo province of South Africa*

[@tmterrill1]

Merlin casts a spell on my heart!

[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

No matter how many times I watch this, it never becomes boring. Love these babies and their adjustments to troop life.

[@juliechan6502]

I just found your channel... what a difference from all of the other strange (and disturbing🙊🙉🙈) monkey videos flooding KZbin! You are doing a beautiful thing!! It’s obvious you all know what you’re doing and have incredible love and compassion for these beautiful animals. God bless you!🙏🐒 And let me just say, it’s so refreshing to see some baby monkeys on KZbin WITHOUT diapers and doll clothes and shoes, lol! (BTW, I spent a month in South Africa in the 90’s... I loved it!! Such a beautiful place! If I could, I’d go back there in a heartbeat and come volunteer!😊)

[@VervetMonkey]

Julie Chan ☺️💚 Thanks Julie, I feel the same way about the diapers. That’s awesome! South Africa is gorgeous!

[@bigrube420ify]

How could you not love Merlin's face he looks like an old Jewish guy

[@genesiskravitz8621]

Adorable!

[@suzietipton3884]

It was so sweet when Elliott & Desue fell in love before Mom even made it in the enclosure. And Marlin...I was so happy when he perked up knowing he could have a new Mommy & didn't waste any time finding phyllis.

[@ContessaBlue]

Vervet Forest volenteers, Kyle, monkey Mamas, etc ~ You guys are so wonderful for the work you do there at the Vervet forest. Merlin is so unique looking his big ole hanging ears that set him off from the others. They all have really distinct features and I am beginning to be able to tell some of them apart by facial features alone. Vervet monkeys are fast becoming one of my favorite species of monkeys. The adults are just as attractive as the babies and you can't say that about a lot of species of monkeys. I love these videos I only found this channel about 6 months ago. I've been watching Rhesus and snow monkeys and Java Long tails for about 3 years. If I were younger I would love to volunteer. What an awesome thing that would be. You all are so fortunate to be able to be part of their lives and rescuing the ones who are in need. I live vicariously thru you. Thank you so much for making it possible for us to see into their world thru these videos. A day with a new Vervet forest video is a good day! God Bless.

[@VervetMonkey]

Love Rhesus 2 Pcs ✌️💚

[@testpilot1604]

Kyle you have the best job in the world ,I'm so jellous . I love everything you and everyone there do .thank you . 😘😘😘😘😘🤗

[@rustyanneyakel]

Such sweet babies. .. How wonderful it must be to see the little ones recover, and find some joy and happiness! I do so envy you all !

[@ContessaBlue]

Hey RustyAnne! I couldn't agree with you more. These are lovely people and so dedicated to these babies and their well being. Great to see you here! I hope you are doing well. ;)

[@misskimpegues]

Thank you it was good to see you an the babies again I am so happy that they all are doing well ..

[@bjficken]

MERLIN!!!!!!! What a transformation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lauraleme6531]

Who unlikes a video like that?!?!?!!?!?1? I wanna volunteer there.

[@tenerifecats6652]

Thanks so much! It is good to watch troops and babies that are not only loved and respected but taken care of too!

[@Bill23799]

Thanks for the great Baby re-cap Kyle. I love Mrs Gold. She reminds of a woman called Tesse I knew when growing up in New Rochelle, NY. Tesse and her husband were foster parents and there always seemed to be a ton of kids running in and out of their place.

[@elidadeiulio792]

Hi Kyle is so nice to see your smiling face I love the video is so nice to see that does babys are growing up safe and happy you guys are doing an amazing job. ❤️💕👍🏻🤗

[@pamelahollier4365]

Yes, more “best of” would be great. It’s just wonderful to revisit the babies and troops. As always; thank you, thank you, thank you. Your are ALL the best!

[@gennacyde1424]

The shot of the baby by someones foot...I didn't realize they were so tiny. They aint no bigger than a minute. Is there another 'thumbs up' I can click to like this video twice?

[@stacyyoung7763]

I've enjoined watching all 40 videos , wish I was closer I would love to help and be apart of your wonderful work !! Please keep posting your videos , they are educational for those of us who don't understand their ways and enjoying to watch all the happy endings and just knowing they get a second mom, witch is like a second chance of life !! God bless you and your helpers !;

[@VervetMonkey]

stacy young awe, thanks Stacy, ☺️ new episodes coming soon cause we just got our first babies in. So you just hang tight!

[@txiatg28]

Thanks for telling us to watch thru the ads.

[@VervetMonkey]

Txia Vang thanks for watching 😊

[@traceyungaro3886]

Kyle you are the best narrator!! You make the videos even more interesting. Thank you for taking the time to make such awesome videos.

[@VervetMonkey]

Tracey Ungaro Thanks Tracey! 😊

[@Tadpole102464]

Thank you bunches Kyle for all your time and hard work. It was great seeing how all the babies were doing and how fast they were growing!!!! Thanks so much!!!

[@maryhill9541]

Poor baby crying looking for mom poor baby so cute

[@ldyromgoth]

Thanks for the update on our lovely kids.

[@mimi2-3]

Yay!!! I’ve been waiting for a video!! Thanks Kyle for all your hard work!!!

[@kich6172]

Rewatching Season 1 and am enjoying even the recaps. I hope you do these for Season 2.

[@teach4him2]

I LOVED seeing this video, and often wonder how some of the babies are doing! I would LOVE to see some more, just like this one...PLEASE!

[@adriannegrillo8394]

So amazing the beautiful way you take care of these babies

[@solars9656]

I've loved all the various videos you've done! Keep up the wonderful work! I'll be watching everything when it comes. I like monkeys to begin with but ive really cone to love the vervets because of your videos! :)

[@conniecross1417]

Thank you Kyle I love your videos an I love how you tell each babies story.. you do a very good job....

[@VervetMonkey]

Connie Cross thanks 😊

[@jeanejeffers919]

Amazing work! So thankful for you all.

[@beats2476]

I was always wondering how they were doing. Thank you sooo much for sharing the info. Hugs from NC

[@OneGuyOnline2]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for putting it together! Have to say, I wait for your videos too.

[@VervetMonkey]

One Guy Online Thanks! ✌️

[@jamesramos7738]

Channels like these I’ll actually watch the ads ... even the longer ones because at least the money is going towards a good cause keep up the great work man love the videos

[@VervetMonkey]

James ramos Thanks dude! Much appreciated.

[@nancyjodion2779]

Always enjoy hearing about the baby monkeys and how they have progressed. l hope you will continue to do this about new arrivals their personality and updates. I find this very informative and educational. Great for teaching children about different types of monkeys and habitat and the danger they encounter.

[@VervetMonkey]

Nancy Jodion yup. Just waiting on the new babies to arrive for this new season to start up again

[@user-th6jh2hf5j]

Very cute babies!! Glad all their stories have happy endings!!

[@SPG063]

you are the best thanks for giving me hope in the humanity❤️❤️❤️

[@VervetMonkey]

You are so welcome

[@gregk6668]

Loved this best of video. So great to see the results of your hard work.

[@berthawhittaker2082]

Beautiful video

[@emutak1218]

Thank you Kyle!

[@cherylforfang8671]

Inspiring video. Kudos to all who worked so hard to rehab these cuties!

[@trob526]

Hey Kyle! It's been a lil while but I'm back! 😉 You all do such amazing things with these lil guys. It still gets me in the "feel bads" seeing Gods little creatures suffer so much, but then you and the Vervet team come to the rescue with your big hearts and talents to help the little ones!! This was an amazing tribute to all the good you and the team do. Well done!! Sending much love and best wishes...💌🤗

[@VervetMonkey]

Traci Roberts Thanks Traci

[@picketfence2028]

Incredible care and resilient babies. Mrs. Gold and Phyllis, such sweet mothers! A lovely look at how far the babies have come with patience and love, from you all, and those amazing moms. This one was a tearjerker, sad and happy tears! Thanks Kyle. ;)

[@sissyblackwidowspider7529]

Thankfully for the fact there recoverd .

[@mikeparker5792]

I love these videos and can't wait for baby season, just a suggestion this baby season can you make each video longer, like at least 20 minutes each episode because I'm sure I speak for everyone, we love watching the lil guys and can't get enough lol.

[@VervetMonkey]

lol. We'll see. You gotta consider. I'm one person. I do everything on my own, from filming to editing to writing the commentary even filming myself. It takes me 3 to 4 full days to put together an episode just in editing (this doesn't include the days or weeks of filming) from ingesting and organizing footage to the edit, to then writing the narration and recording it then piecing it together and choosing the best content to tell the story properly, then i have to do all the sound design and sound editing and then coloring the footage. Then I'm coming back to answer comments, moderate the youtube, in the meantime I'm also creating content for the Facebook and Instagram and answering emails and questions and I'm doing all of this for free. The only money I make is what comes from Patrons and advertisements that people watch on the episodes. So you gotta think. When you ask me to make an episode longer, it's not as simple as that. I never think about how long an episode is going to be. I make these episodes as long as is required to tell the story that I'm trying to tell. So I greatly appreciate your love of the videos and desire to see more content, but I also please ask that you appreciate the incredible amount of work that goes into each of these and if you really want to support this content that I'm delivering to you, then the best thing you can do to help motivate me with your requests is to donate, If you are already, fantastic! I hope you're enjoying the exclusive Patreon content. If you don't donate and you would like to, you can subscribe to the Patreon or you can simply make one time donations using Paypal and [e-mail] Thanks, Kyle

[@annjaroszek4950]

I love your videos and watch them over and over , I hope the gif gets the money from the adverts, I look forward to any videos that you make. all the best to you all you are doing a great job..

[@MariaTheGreat]

What a beautiful video! You are doing such good work for these monkeys.

[@gloriawomelduff5171]

Merlin finally grew in to his ears! Love the videos. Looking forward to the next baby season. How time flys.

[@Shelbegt]

Thank you so much❣️ I enjoyed the video very much I really loved seeing all the babies & to see them now keep doing what your doing. Take care of yourself

[@Lemieux_7]

Your videos are great Kyle! I work with a woman who’s been there. Her desktop picture is of baby vervets 🐒

[@VervetMonkey]

Jeannie B 😁

[@ronnietarr2427]

would love to see more thank you.

[@VervetMonkey]

Ronnie Tarr thanks! You should check out the whole series, there’s a playlist that takes you through all 36 episodes with all the babies.

[@xena9748]

To see these little one and how they are thriving because of you and the other hard workers at this wonderful foundation is truly epic. Well done all. Keep up the great work.

[@VervetMonkey]

Xena 💚 thanks!

[@steffanhembree2477]

Merlin sure turned out to be one of the prettyest monkeys ever

[@themiccrazy]

Merlin always reminded me of an old man.

[@VervetMonkey]

themiccrazy same

[@tammychrisple3887]

Poor Babies I love you all hang in there God will help you

[@cynthiacraddock3684]

Love your videos thank you

[@anitabrewer7834]

Great video. Thank you Kyle!!!

[@maryranch5329]

Yes...was waiting... thank you so much for your video 😘

[@jeandobkowski8571]

the baby faces remind me of my grand daughter who was born at 2lbs 2 1/2 oz. the bone structure around the eyes and the "triangle" look of the face.

[@tiffanysmith1444]

this is amazing

[@shellyscott187]

I would like to see more "best of" videos for sure!

[@VervetMonkey]

Awesome!

[@glenpeterson2498]

AMAZING❤🐒

[@marieberner2080]

Loved Best of. Can't wsit for the next one.🙏💓

[@lanaridgway6357]

Merlin is beautiful

[@mickeymcmillen6240]

loved this video- love them all! I would so much love to come and volunteer but that is not in the cards for me. If only I was 30 years younger I'd seriously consider it!

[@King_Barney]

Great video, thanks! I donate monthly through Patreon!

[@VervetMonkey]

Quarky Chick Thanks! I know ya do 😁💚

[@King_Barney]

@@VervetMonkey (I know you do, I was hinting to other viewers. If everybody set it up to deduct a couple of dollars from their Paypal account through Patreon , per month, that's a lot of dollars! Just think of the good things you could do for these babies!)

[@evaescobar6816]

Good job

[@CJ-sg3vs]

❤️

[@av8tore71]

Merlin turned into a very handsome young man

[@lynnederella2007]

show us more!

[@stormymartin8350]

I love them all but GROOT MY FAVORITE how he doin?

[@rustyanneyakel]

Yes !! Groot ! He's a sweetheart

[@VervetMonkey]

Stormy Martin Groots doing great

[@stormymartin8350]

@@VervetMonkey thank you so much for let me know groot doin good. VMF YALL DOIN A GREAT JOB THANK YOU FOR SAVE THEM AND I JUST LOVE THE VIDEO . I bet He get big. GOD BLESS YALL

[@suekeys2668]

I am knew to this love these people for taking care of the monkeys but as I watch what happens to Kyle in the newer flims

[@faithcrane8370]

Kyle, remember Max? Yeah she mysteriously doesn't have him anymore. Makes me so mad. Thanks for all you do😝💕

[@VervetMonkey]

Faith Crane yeah I watched a video where she said someone stole him and they were gonna fight to get him back in court. But she also mentioned in that same video that the state they live in said they couldn’t have a pet monkey, so I think the lady is probably just being foolish and it’s probably for the best that she doesn’t have that monkey. Especially with a dog as rambunctious and unruly as hers, I’ve seen it too often, it’s only a matter of time in that situation before the dog and monkey hurt each other.

[@JohnnygSawyer]

Do the babies remember their human caregivers after they have been placed with a foster mom and living with the troops?

[@hohohopium]

The Foundation reports that they actually become afraid of humans once they're integrated into their new troop. This, despite the fact that they've spent months with their human caregivers. I asked the same question a while ago.

[@amandaellison4892]

❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️

[@mrcmuenstermann]

Ads at the beginning huh? Good to know...

[@Witchezcat]

Quick question. - you refer to Elliot crying all day and night - is that the hooting noise he makes ? As other KZbin pages have put that down as being a call to their mom ?. Thanks 🙏

[@squeezable]

I have a cat named Chicken

[@teach4him2]

Thank you Kyle! I was getting worried, because I hadn't seen you this past week! Is it possible to make a one time donation, if one is not yet able to commit to a monthly donation?

[@VervetMonkey]

Cheri1 Thanks! donate.vervet.za.org to donate to the VMF or to donate to me PayPal - [e-mail]

[@teach4him2]

When I went to the link to donate, I thought I only saw options for a monthly commitment.....I will try again!

[@squeezable]

I dont see any advertisments

[@thomaslee4725]

I want to become a patron I would like to help I would love to have a hoodie I have just come out of the hospital I have lost my job and all the money I have saved I have spent on my recovery I had a blood clot in my lung and now recovering from it but I would love to be a patron I would love to help you out I just can't right now

[@genesiskravitz8621]

Wow. You had a pulmonary embolism. I'm so glad you're alright.

[@haysheryl2677]

Crying for mom or in pain?

[@yolantarooney9191]

How can i volunteer, what qualifies me as a volunteer? For how long do you like people to come and volunteer?

[@VervetMonkey]

Hi Yolanta, the longer the better please visit our volunteer page vervet.za.org/volunteering/