benefit from ourhumanly impacted environments.We have read about the Wahlberg'sEpauletted Fruit Bats at the Skukuza shop. So, when we got to the shop, we eagerlylooked for them. It is worth doing so. They look incredible sleeping at theroof outside the shop, as the pictures show.This bat is not threatened, showingstable populations, according to the IUCN Red List. It is a species of megabatclassified in the family Pteropodidae. The name of the species comes from theerectable hair structures that look like epaulettes and form around the largescent glands in the males. We can see them clearly in the second picture. Lookat the white structures in front of the ears.We can also tell males from femalesby looking at the air sacs in the neck that may increase the volume ofcourtship calls.They are found across southernAfrica in forest, shrubland, and savanna habitats. The range of distributiongoes from the sea level up to 2,000 m. We can also find populations in woodedurban areas and roosting in man-made structures. So, here we have anotherspecies that can adjust to our modified environment and is, thus, more likelyto survive our disturbances.This is a frugivorous bat (reallynot surprising, it is a fruit bat), eating figs, guava and various fruits of Diospyros species. They also eat leavesfrom Balanites species and severalinsects.Finally, a curious thing about thisbat is that its flight is relatively slow and somewhat clumsy. They often bumpinto other individuals and obstacles.Vervet monkeys are also abundant inSkukuza. They are always a guarantee of a good time. In the first picturebelow, we can see my wife, Carol, looking at one of them.I was astonished with the color oftheir genitals. This blue even looked human-made. I had never read before aboutthat and was really surprised to see.And, finally, one of the guyseating.Vervet monkeys are not in danger ofextinction. When I discover this of a primate, I am always happy. Theirpopulations are stable and, thus, they are classified as Least Concern in theIUCN Red List.It was just recently that theclassification of vervet monkeys was updated, with all of the species beingmoved from the genus Cercopithecus toa new genus, Chlorocebus (See CawthonLang KA. 2006 January 3. Primate Factsheets: Vervet (Chlorocebus) Taxonomy,Morphology, & Ecology . <http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/vervet>.Accessed 2012 October 12.).This is a sexually dimorphicspecies, with males being larger than females. They are equally comfortable onthe ground and in the trees, being regarded as semi-terrestrial andsemi-arboreal. During the day, they feed and travel on the ground and at nightthey retreat to the trees in order to sleep. Finally, Id like to mention thattheir lifespan has not been conclusively ascertained due to the high rates ofpredation in the long-term study areas. However, between 11 and 12 years,serious health problems are seen in captive vervets, what can make us thinkthat this is probably the upper limit of their lifespan.The picture is not good, but, as faras I remember, this was the only time we saw a Blue Headed Southern Tree Agama.So, it is worth including it here.This lizard is listed in the IUCNRed List as Least Concern due to its large distribution across eastern andsouthern Africa, its tolerance of