Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
If you think small animals are cute, get ready to fall in love! After all, what is cuter than a baby monkey? A Pigmy Marmoset … Read more
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Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi paniscus)
Have you ever played the game called Barrel of Monkeys? The Spider Monkey plays a real-life version of this game when it hooks tails with … Read more
Long-haired Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth)
The Long-haired Spider Monkey was first reported by E. Geoffroy in 1806. It inhabits Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This particular species is currently (2003) … Read more
Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
When we think of monkeys, we picture long-tailed creatures swinging high in the trees with acrobatic ease. Squirrel Monkeys don’t exactly fit that description. In … Read more
Blackish Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii)
The Blackish Squirrel Monkey is currently listed as a vulnerable species (2003), and this particular species of monkey is also endemic to Brazil. The Blackish … Read more
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
Imagine being only eight inches tall and trying to cross a river or even a large field of crops. What a huge impossible task! Even … Read more
Black-faced Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara)
The Black-faced Lion Tamarin was first documented in 1990. This Lion Tamarin has a golden body, and a black-face hence the name. The feet, tail … Read more
Coimbra’s Titi (Callicebus coimbrai)
The Coimbra’s Titi was discovered only in 1999 by Kobayashi & Langguth. It has since been assessed in 2003 and listed as critically endangered. This … Read more