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Uakari Monkey

Cacajao (calvus sp.?)

Description:

3 foot body covered in long orange fur with a red face.

Habitat:

Deep in the Amazon Jungle

Notes:

Very shy. Wonder if this Cacajao calvus

1 Species ID Suggestions

pedromnassar
pedromnassar 12 years ago
Red Uakari Monkey
Cacajao calvus rubicundus


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13 Comments

Saw your photo @Peter posted by a different PN user.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/100...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Great spotting..!!
Its tough to grab them in meadow...

Christian9
Christian9 12 years ago

wow this is the only uakari spotting on this website, nice job!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

I'm still waiting this monkey make it to sotd!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Great shot Peter! A new member of the family for me too!

peter
peter 12 years ago

Yes, I'm still amazed this is the only Uakari on the site...

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Peter what an amazing Monkey have never seen one of these before, so funny looking. Great capture.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Great mammal and lucky to have home in Amazonian empire...!!

Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Belle 13 years ago

Thanks, Peter!

peter
peter 13 years ago

It took us 3 months but that feature is finally available :)

Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Belle 13 years ago

Oh, good. Hurry! LOL

peter
peter 13 years ago

We're working on that feature! It will be a 'Like' button where you go and see all the images you've liked in the past.

Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Belle 13 years ago

Amazing image. I wish there was a way to favorite some of these like they have on Flickr.

peter
Spotted by
peter

Manaus, AM, Brazil

Spotted on Sep 27, 2010
Submitted on Oct 6, 2010

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