A Brown Capuchin or Mono Maicero, near the Amacayacu Primate Rescue Center (Maikuchiga) by the Amazon River in Colombia. A widespread species in the Amazon Basin.
Once habituated, Woolly Monkeys can become a bit overwhelming. Here one from the Amacayacu Primate Rescue Center greets Diego Samper, founder of the nearby Calanoa Reserve.
Brehms thierleben, allgemeine kunde des thierreichs..Leipzig :Verlag des Bibliographischen instituts,1876-1879..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1008013Orangutans are only surviving members of subfamily Ponginae, which included largest known primate Gigantopithecus biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1008013 #bhlib