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Ateles fusciceps
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.
Dry forests, humid forests and cloud forests between Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Photographed at the Barranquilla zoo.
Spotted on Jul 28, 2010
Submitted on Apr 21, 2011
13 Comments
Well done Carolina!
He even looks endangered. Congratulations Carolina. Well done.
Cngrts Carolina !!
Amazing pictures Carolina and congrats... Like Karen and Atul says, well deserved ;)
Congratulations! What a darling.
lovely and congrats for a well deserved SOTD!
Congratulations! Well deserved!
Congratulations Carolina,
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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I hope that our community of nature lovers will help this little guy survive. Thanks for posting.
Cool little fellow...
Absolutely ADORABLE!!!