Reproduction
Green monkeys live in a polygynous society, revolving around the alpha males. The alpha males have control over social interactions and mating between other males and females in the group.
These monkeys are season breeders, breeding during the April to June months, during which rainfall is the heaviest. It is during these rainy seasons that fruit is most abundant, so it is speculated that Green monkeys schedule their breeding around this time, when resources are most abundant. They breed about once a year, with males reaching sexual maturity in 5 years, females in 2. Despite infant mortality being fairly high, at roughly 57%, Green monkeys are known to be heavily invested in their offspring, with mothers taking care of their young for about a year before letting them venture out as individual adults.
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