White-faced Capuchin Monkey - Cebus capucinus
This White-faced Capuchin Monkey - Cebus capucinus seen at Manuel Antonio National Park are very friendly.
The juveniles are very playful and in this picture, you can see the tail of a second juvenile curling up to the face of another juvenile.
The white-headed capuchin , 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.
Similar species: Primates
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 14, 2016. Captured Mar 24, 2015 03:59 in Camino a Durika, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
