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The Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae.
White-faced capuchin, or white headed capuchin, can refer to either of two species of gracile capuchin monkey: [1] Cebus imitator , the Panamanian white-faced capuchin , also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin
A capuchin monkey (left) enjoying a massage from another capuchin monkey. Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal . Capuchins are polygamous, and the females mate throughout the year, but only go through a gestation period once every 2 years between December and April.
Like other monkeys in the genus Cebus, the Colombian white-faced capuchin is named after the order of Capuchin friars because the cowls of these friars closely resemble the monkey's head coloration. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The coloration is black on the body, tail, legs and the top of the head, with white chest, throat, face, shoulders and upper arms. [ 3 ]
Four species of monkey are native to the forests of Costa Rica, the Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), the Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator), the mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) and Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi). [1] [2] All four species are classified scientifically as New World Monkeys. [3]
Normally, discovering a new monkey is a celebrated scientific event, but Popa langurs face significant threats to their long-term survival. Popa langur populations are small and fragmented, so ...
White-fronted capuchin can refer to any of a number of species of gracile capuchin monkey which used to be considered as the single species Cebus albifrons.White-fronted capuchins are found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. – A rare white-faced fawn is finding love on a Cedar Springs farm. "Dragon" was born about a week and a half ago on the farm. But, because the fawn was born with a white ...