Squirrel Monkey by whtknight
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Description
Taken at the Philadelphia Zoo
Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Most species have para- or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S. oerstedii is found disjunctly in Costa Rica and Panama.
Squirrel monkey fur is short and close, colored olive at the shoulders and yellowish orange on its back and extremities. Their throat and the ears are white and their mouths are black. The upper part of their head is hairy. This black and white face gives them their German name, "skull monkeys".
Squirrel monkeys grow to 25 to 35 cm, plus a 35 to 42 cm tail. They weigh 750 to 1100g. Remarkably, the brain mass to body mass ratio for squirrel monkeys is 1:17, which gives them the largest brain, proportionately, of all the primates. Humans have a 1:35 ratio.
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Comments (7)
lizzibell 9:32PM | Thu, 05 March 2009
cute capture...
mbz2662 9:40PM | Thu, 05 March 2009
Aw.. so cute :)
qrud 3:39AM | Fri, 06 March 2009
amazing nice work.
CavalierLady 10:03AM | Fri, 06 March 2009
Precious shot! :) Very nice.
kgb224 10:10AM | Fri, 06 March 2009
Awesome capture.
lucindawind 12:33PM | Fri, 06 March 2009
hes adorable ..what an excellent capture!
Enmos 1:36PM | Sat, 07 March 2009
Fabulous clear shot !! Excellent ! :)