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Black-headed spider monkey

Ateles fusciceps

Photo by Carolina
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a species of spider monkey from Central and South America.
Is considered to be critically endangered due to hunting and human encroachment on its range of habitation.

Habitat:

Dry forests, humid forests and cloud forests between Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Notes:

Photographed at the Barranquilla zoo.

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Black-headed spider monkey

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Comments (13)
MartinL
He even looks endangered. Congratulations Carolina. Well done.
Arun
Cngrts Carolina !!
Stian Waaler
Amazing pictures Carolina and congrats... Like Karen and Atul says, well deserved ;)
Atul
lovely and congrats for a well deserved SOTD!
KarenL
Congratulations! Well deserved!
Yasser
Carolina, to celebrate Endangered Species Day, this beautiful photo series has been selected as Spotting of the Day. Congratulations! "In honor of Endangered Species Day, here is a beautiful and critically endangered Black-Headed Spider Monkey from Colombia. Take a moment today to think about how you can protect our planet's wildlife and help stop extinctions. The critically endangered Black-Headed Spider Monkey has lost more than 80% of its population over the last 45 years due to hunting and human encroachment." Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151728872630603&set=a.10151164681410603.791492.10150120463815603&type=1&theater Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/203692987929198592
JungleLoveMamasita
I hope that our community of nature lovers will help this little guy survive. Thanks for posting.

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PublishedApril 21, 2011

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