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Central American White-faced Capuchin, Cebus imitator You can clearly see the front hand of the capuchin and although it is generally held that the White-faced Capuchin has opposable thumbs, a study in 2014 concluded that they do have lateral or pseudo opposition but not true thumb opposition. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3911977/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3911977/</a> Cebus imitator,Costa Rica,Mangroves,Panamanian white-faced capuchin,Quepos Click/tap to enlarge

Central American White-faced Capuchin, Cebus imitator

You can clearly see the front hand of the capuchin and although it is generally held that the White-faced Capuchin has opposable thumbs, a study in 2014 concluded that they do have lateral or pseudo opposition but not true thumb opposition. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3911977/

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The Panamanian white-faced capuchin

The Panamanian white-faced capuchin is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America, the white-faced capuchin is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen.

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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO4000
  • 160mm