- CHARACTERISTICS
- It measures 30 to 48 cm. The males weigh almost 2 kilos and the females are a little lighter.
It is one of the monkeys with the most marked sexual differences, the male has a white or golden face with a brown body and the female is greyish.
The typical group is made up of a male, a female and from 1 to 3 offspring.
- DIET
- Leaves as well as seeds and nuts. Although they may eat insects, above all ants.
- REPRODUCTION
- It gives birth to one baby in the spring.
- CURIOSITIES
- The male and the female maintain vocal communication, which reinforces their links and maintains their territoriality.
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- NAME
- Saki Monkey
- HABITAT
- Venezuela, The Guianas, and Northeast of Brazil
- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Pithecia pithecia
- SPICE
- Mammals
- DIET
- Omnivorous
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