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Bolivian squirrel monkey (captive) Cute, but viscous! These little monkeys best form of defense is to attack anything that threatens them en-masse. In the wild, this can mean anything up to 100 monkeys. Along with their shrill screaming it can be a pretty scary experience. Black-capped squirrel monkey,Geotagged,Saimiri boliviensis,South Africa,Summer,bolivia,monkeys,primates,south africa,south america,squirrel monkeys Click/tap to enlarge

Bolivian squirrel monkey (captive)

Cute, but viscous! These little monkeys best form of defense is to attack anything that threatens them en-masse. In the wild, this can mean anything up to 100 monkeys. Along with their shrill screaming it can be a pretty scary experience.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Not so cute as they look? Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Wendy's profile
    Wendy
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    Such a sweet expression :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Black-capped squirrel monkey

The black-capped squirrel monkey is a South American squirrel monkey, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, inhabiting mostly tropical forested regions. Although very similar to the Common Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) it is distinguishable by it 'black cap'.

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Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2015. Captured Feb 24, 2015 10:27 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.