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Observer: Irene (aparrot1)

Date: 2023-04-05

Locality: Panama, Colón, Isla San Pablo, Colon, PA

9.1191445  -79.77932 +-4m.

Description: Link to Gumbo Limbo tree the monkeys are sitting in: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159048758 Small troupe of 8-10 Capuchin monkeys, with very long prehensile tails, on the island of San Pablo (Isla San Pablo) on the Chagres River in Panama. They look eerily humanoid, with very expressive faces. Central American White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator) A.k.a. Panamanian White-faced Capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. It is native to the forests of Central America and is important to rainforest ecology for its role in dispersing seeds and pollen. Among the best known of monkeys, the Panamanian white-faced capuchin is recognized as the typical companion to the organ grinder. In recent years the species has become popular in American media, particularly in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is a highly intelligent monkey and has been trained to assist paraplegic persons. It is a medium-sized monkey, weighing up to 3.9 kg (8 lb 10 oz). It is mostly black, but with a pink face and white on much of the front part of the body, giving it its common name. It has a distinctive prehensile tail that is often carried coiled up and is used to help support the monkey when it is feeding beneath a branch. In the wild, the Panamanian white-faced capuchin is versatile, living in many different types of forest, and eating many different types of food, including fruit, other plant material, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. It lives in troops that can exceed 20 animals and include both males and females. It is noted for its tool use, including rubbing plants over its body in an apparent use of herbal medicine, and also using tools as weapons and for getting to food. . . " https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1369296-Cebus-imitator

Notes: CC0

Record ID: f0d1731f-6cff-4996-9d52-9b663a7be3df

Source Record: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158998885