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Northern Muriqui infant

Brachyteles hypoxanthus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

largest primate of the new world. one of the most endangered monkeys in the world

Habitat:

atlantic coast rainforest

Notes:

Spotted these rare primates at the remote Caratinga reserve. they have never been hunted in the reserve and felt comfortable with us underneath watching them. their numbers have grown from a recorded 8 in the reserve in 1944 to over 300 in 2010.

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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Carol. They are a great successful conservation story.
Carol Snow Milne
What a wonderful animal. Can't believe how close they were to extinction. Glad they are making a comeback.

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PublishedApril 24, 2011

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