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The squirrel monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus Saimiri is of Tupi origin (sai-mirim or gai-mbirin < sai 'monkey' and mirim 'small'), and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Most species have parapatric or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S. oerstedii is found disjunctly in Costa Rica and Panama.
The common squirrel monkey is captured for the pet trade and for medical research but it is not threatened. Two squirrel monkey species are threatened: the Central American squirrel monkey and the black squirrel monkey are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
One of the monkeys on what is known as "monkey beach" along Ton Sai Bay on Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand.
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Re: White thighed macaque/banded leaf monkey
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If it doesn't have a tail, it's not a monkey. It's an ape!
~Veggie Tales
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These forest dwelling Ebony Leaf monkeys are only found in Indonesia.
Unfortunately they are becoming critically endangered.
They are also known as lutungs. The lutungs are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus Trachypithecus. Their range is split into two parts; one part is much of southeast Asia (northeast India, southern China, Borneo, Thailand, Java and Bali), the other part is extreme southern India and Sri Lanka. The majority of India has no lutungs. Most of the species in this genus can be referred to as lutungs, as langurs, or as leaf monkeys.
Lutungs have a rather slim build with a long tail. The fur coloring varies depending upon species from black and grey to orange yellow. Their arms are very short in comparison to their feet and their thumbs are also somewhat shorter. The inner surfaces of the hands and feet are hairless so that their fur doesn't get caught when reaching into branches. These animals reach a length of 40 to 80 cm and a weight of 5 to 15 kg, with males generally larger than females. A bulge over the eyes and other details, primarily in the head, differentiate it from the surilis.
Lutungs live in the forests, often preferring rain forests although occasionally they are also found in secluded mountain forests. They spend the largest part of the day in the trees, where they crawl along the branches on all fours, although they can also jump well from tree to tree. They are diurnal, although more active in the early mornings and the afternoon.
They live in groups of 5 to 20 animals, mostly in harems, i.e. a single male with several females. Young males must leave their birth group when fully mature, often forming bachelor groups. If a new male takes over a harem, defeating and scaring off the harem leader, it often kills the children of the group. Lutungs are territorial, with loud shouting to defend their territory from other lutung interlopers, resorting to force if the outsiders aren't scared off. They have a common repertoire of sounds with which they warn group members. Also, mutual grooming plays an important role.
Lutungs are herbivores, primarily eating leaves, fruits and buds. In order to digest the hard leaves, they developed a multichambered stomach.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Here is how he sounds if he is a male and gets alittle older, this one is a teenager www.youtube.com/watch?v=REPoVfN-Ij4&NR=1
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from archive - remembering someone so much and came across this from our trip to masangudi. This is for those days we enjoyed together and for all that we share.. :)