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Black-headed spider monkey

Ateles fusciceps

Description:

It is a species of spider monkey from Central and South America. Is considered to be critically endangered due to hunting and human encroachment on its range of habitation.

Habitat:

Dry forests, humid forests and cloud forests between Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Notes:

Photographed at the Barranquilla zoo.

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13 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Well done Carolina!

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

He even looks endangered. Congratulations Carolina. Well done.

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Cngrts Carolina !!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 11 years ago

Amazing pictures Carolina and congrats... Like Karen and Atul says, well deserved ;)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Congratulations! What a darling.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

lovely and congrats for a well deserved SOTD!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Congratulations! Well deserved!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Congratulations Carolina,

Yasser
Yasser 11 years ago

Carolina, to celebrate Endangered Species Day, this beautiful photo series has been selected as Spotting of the Day. Congratulations!

"In honor of Endangered Species Day, here is a beautiful and critically endangered Black-Headed Spider Monkey from Colombia. Take a moment today to think about how you can protect our planet's wildlife and help stop extinctions.

The critically endangered Black-Headed Spider Monkey has lost more than 80% of its population over the last 45 years due to hunting and human encroachment."

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melissac
melissac 12 years ago

Love

JungleLoveMamasita
JungleLoveMamasita 12 years ago

I hope that our community of nature lovers will help this little guy survive. Thanks for posting.

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Cool little fellow...

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 13 years ago

Absolutely ADORABLE!!!

Carolina
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Carolina

Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Spotted on Jul 28, 2010
Submitted on Apr 21, 2011

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