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Uakari Monkey

Cacajao (calvus sp.?)

Photo by peter
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

3 foot body covered in long orange fur with a red face.

Habitat:

Deep in the Amazon Jungle

Notes:

Very shy. Wonder if this Cacajao calvus

Reference Links:

Uakari

Species ID Suggestions

Red Uakari Monkey

Cacajao calvus rubicundus
pedromnassar
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Comments (13)
Leana Lahom-Cristobal
Saw your photo @Peter posted by a different PN user. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10025674
Ashish
Great spotting..!! Its tough to grab them in meadow...
Christian9
wow this is the only uakari spotting on this website, nice job!
Carolina
I'm still waiting this monkey make it to sotd!
craigwilliams
Great shot Peter! A new member of the family for me too!
peter
Yes, I'm still amazed this is the only Uakari on the site...
SeanWeekly
Peter what an amazing Monkey have never seen one of these before, so funny looking. Great capture.
Ashish
Great mammal and lucky to have home in Amazonian empire...!!
peter
It took us 3 months but that feature is finally available :)
peter
We're working on that feature! It will be a 'Like' button where you go and see all the images you've liked in the past.
Louisiana Belle
Amazing image. I wish there was a way to favorite some of these like they have on Flickr.

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PublishedOctober 6, 2010

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