squirrel monkeys
Small tropical climbers
Squirrel monkeys are small, agile primates native to Central and South American rainforests, named for their quick, squirrel-like movements through the canopy.
They have distinctive white faces with dark around the eyes and mouth.
Highly social, they live in large troops and are among the most commonly kept primates in research and as pets: The squirrel monkey leaped between branches.
- tamarinsSmall New World monkeys
- simianOf primates with tails
- primateHigher mammal order member
- troopMobile group, organized
- arborealOf or in trees
animals · Amazon rainforest · marmosets · mammal · trees · jungles · social behavior · tails · prehensile tails · tropical forests · pet trade · social hierarchies · rainforest biodiversity · Central America · South American wildlife · territoriality · group dynamics · scent marking
squirrel monkeysgorillas
Largest living primates
orangutans · chimpanzees · great apes · mountain gorillas · bonobos
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