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Aotus griseimembra
It is a New World Monkey from Colombia and Venezuela, member of the genus Aotus. They are monogmous and generally they give birth to a single infant each year. They Gray-Handed Night Monkey is listed as Vulnerable. The reasons are in part due to habitat loss, but also because they are capture for malaria research.
It is found in several types of forest, including secondary forest and coffee plantations, although one study indicated a preference for highly diverse forest
They were photographed at the Barranquilla zoo, but they are actually free.
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Love the Series of pictures!
So cute. Especially the one showing its tongue.
Lovely series. One could spend hours appreciating your work. Thanks for sharing.
Haha yes! It is their baby (although it was kinda big to be on his father back!) I uploaded few more pictures so you can see why they are one of my favorite primates. They are so tiny, beautiful brown eyes and so shy and nice. I love them.
Haha, I just noticed one is sticking her tongue out. Hilarious :D