The green vervet monkey is native to Africa. It was brought to the Caribbean, specifically Barbados, St. Kitts, and Nevis along with slaves by the Europeans. One person’s pet is another person’s pest. The monkeys have been known to raid crops, and can be wasteful creatures. While on a hike on Nevis, our guide showed us a lime with just one bite out of it, the discarded remains of a monkey’s lunch. Despite this, the monkeys are loved by tourists. The monkeys pictured above are from a group of 47 (by our last count) spotted on the golf course at the Four Seasons Nevis. The trick is to go to the 15th fairway at about 4:30 in the afternoon, and you can see dozens of monkeys, young and old, socializing. For more on our visit to the Four Seasons Nevis, read part one of our Nevis Trip Report.
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