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Golden-mantle Tamarin82 viewsSmall monkeys of the Amazon rainforest, inhabiting a small range south of the Napo River. They are called "bebe leche" (milk drinkers) by locals, for the white muzzle on a black face.
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Red Howler Monkey84 viewsThese monkeys routinely growl, bark and howl -- giving them their common name -- at dawn and dusk, when other troops are near, and to signal (complain about?) an incoming rain shower.
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Red Titi Monkey93 viewsHandsome monkey eating fruits of a Cecropia tree.
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Saki Monkey82 viewsSaki photographed from the canopy of the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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White-bellied Spider Monkey86 viewsAmong the largest monkeys in the Amazon rainforest, they are the only group that truly "brachiates" -- swinging hand over hand through the canopy. Important seed dispersers, they also are among the first species to disappear from forests that are hunted or otherwise disturbed.
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Common Squirrel Monkey88 viewsTraveling in troops of 40 or more through the middle levels of the rainforest, these monkeys are amazingly quick and agile.
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White-fronted Capuchin monkey69 viewsClever monkeys that subsist on a wide range of food items, often using their dextrous hands to crack open seed pods, explore rolled up leaves for insects, and even chase bats out of hiding
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Common Woolly Monkey71 viewsThese heavy-bodied, omnivorous monkeys are one of the important dispersers of large-seeded fruits in the rainforest.
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