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Common Squirrel Monkey

Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) CAPTIVE
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America
These are medium sized diurnal monkey that do not have a prehensile tail. They are arboreal and live in large troops of 25 - 100 individuals. They spend most of the day moving rapidly through the vegetation in search of fruit, insects, caterpillars etc. They often associate with capuchin monkeys.
RANGE: South America in the Amazon Basin and Guianas.
STATUS: CITES II. Usually they are not hunted for food as they are too small unless other species have been hunted out.

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Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) CAPTIVE<br /> Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br /> These are medium sized diurnal monkey that do not have a prehensile tail. They are arboreal and live in large troops of 25 - 100 individuals. They spend most of the day moving rapidly through the vegetation in search of fruit, insects, caterpillars etc. They often associate with capuchin monkeys.<br /> RANGE: South America in the Amazon Basin and Guianas.<br /> STATUS: CITES II. Usually they are not hunted for food as they are too small unless other species have been hunted out.
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