Tag: monkeys
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The animals we almost lost and the people fighting to save them
On a cool Tasmanian afternoon, a retired soldier stands in thick scrub, listening for a sound that officially should not exist. On another continent, trackers in Rwanda climb through volcanic mist counting newborn gorillas, while ranchers in Montana string electric fences and hope the bears stay on the far side of the wire. How far
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How the smallest monkey keeps the Amazon alive
The pygmy marmoset may be small enough to fit in a human hand, but its life is anything but simple. Weighing as little as 3.5 ounces, it is the smallest monkey on Earth and one of the most specialized primates in existence. Found in the river-edge forests of the western Amazon, these tiny animals survive
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White-faced saki: the Amazon’s silent seed predator
In the tangled canopy of the Amazon, a small, shaggy primate moves with both grace and power. Saki monkeys, members of the genus Pithecia, are built for life in the trees. Their long, bushy tails, strong hind legs, and forward-tilted incisors make them masters of two things: leaping extraordinary distances and cracking some of the