White-headed Capuchin

Description:

This little monkey was having a great time eating these berries, quite unafraid of us. The white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the white-faced capuchin or white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America and the extreme north-western portion of South America, the white-headed capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen.

Habitat:

Seen along the waterways in Tortuguero, from a boat.