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Guianan Saki Monkey

Pithecia pithecia

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

long and shaggy fur glossy pitch black. fur around sides of face and brow rusty orange. tail nonprehensile

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this saki monkey in the Bosque da Ciencia, a 13 hectare plot of seconday forest in Manaus. Though there were some caged animals there, the saki monkeys roamed freely in the trees.

Reference Links:

White-faced saki

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Comments (8)
SarahWhitt
yes...such a melancholy expression....
Dan Doucette
Thanks Nadi88 and Carolina! Yes, Carolina, they seem to be rare and elusive monkeys. Only once have I seen them.
Nadi88
lovely! never seen yuch a hairy monkey
Carolina
Wow Dan! I didn't know about this monkey!
Dan Doucette
So true, eh, Joseph. So many primates have a deeply intense emotional look on their face of contemplation or sadness.

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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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