MAMMAL MONDAY # 44

MAMMAL MONDAY #44!

We hope you enjoyed learning about some of smarties of the animal kingdom last week! We sure had fun! It’s back to our regular scheduled programming and that means it is Mammal Monday and we’re off to the rainforests of South America to meet one cute little primate! So grab your binoculars and let’s do this!

MEET THE BOLIVIAN SQUIRREL MONKEY!

   Range/Habitat: West-Central South America/ rainforest

   Diet: Omnivore: insects, fruits, seeds

  Length/Weight: 10 ½-12 ½”/ 34 oz

  Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys live in large troops, with up to 40-50 individuals.
• The troops have sub groups, males, females and juveniles.
• They are very social and vocal.
• Bolivian squirrel monkeys’ tails are longer than their bodies and heads combined.
• Bolivian squirrel monkeys are arboreal (spend most of their lives in trees).
• They spend half of their days foraging for insects.

Goodness these Bolivian squirrel monkeys adorable. Can you imagine hearing a whole troop of these monkeys in the trees? That would be so fun!