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GRIVET

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 610 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GRIVET  , a See also:

monkey, Cercopithecus sabaeus, of the See also:guenon See also:group, nearly allied to the See also:green monkey . It is See also:common through-out See also:equatorial See also:Africa . The See also:chin, whiskers and a broad See also:band across the forehead, as well as the under-parts, are See also:white, and the See also:head and back See also:olive-green . These monkeys are very commonly seen in menageries .

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