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Gray-bellied Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus), family Aotidae, Colombia
photograph by Endemica Nature Tours
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Gray-bellied Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus), family Aotidae, Colombia
photograph by Endemica Nature Tours
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Douroucouli By: Unknown photographer From: The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals 1994
Alters can be better at processing certain emotions than others. Unfortunately the beauty of nature is too much for anyone to handle.
Day 382#: Gray-Bellied Night Monkey
Today's animal of the day is the Gray-Bellied Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus)!
Photo credit: David Monroy R.
Also known as the gray-legged douroucouli or the lemurine owl monkey, this small species of New World monkey can be found in the tropical rainforests of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. As their name suggests, they are mostly nocturnal and, as such, have extremely large (and adorable) eyes to help them see better in low-light conditions. They're most active during twilight or when the moon is out, and spend their time searching for fruit, insects, and nectar to eat. Though if these food sources are unavailable, they've also been known to prey upon small birds and mammals. During the day, they usually take shelter in tree hollows to sleep. Unlike many other species of New World monkeys, the gray-bellied night monkey and the other members of its family lack prehensile tails, which means that they aren't able to use their tails as a sort of fifth limb to grab branches while climbing through the trees.
Photo credit: David Ángel-Vasco
Like most primates, these monkeys are social creatures and are typically found in family groups that consist of a mated pair and their offspring. They are one of the few monogamous primates, and pair bonds usually last for life. There's also no sexual dimorphism between the sexes, and both parents, as well as the older siblings, will work together to raise their babies. However, it's actually the fathers who do most of the work raising the young, and while the females still nurse the baby and occasionally carry them, they won't take over for the dad even if he dies!
Photo credit: David Monroy R.
Luckily, the pair's older offspring usually stick around for a while to help care for their younger siblings, which helps prepare them for when they're old enough to leave their parents and start families of their own. While these monkeys do make a variety of vocalizations such as low-pitched rumbles, high-pitched shrieks, and even owl-like hooks, most of their communication is actually done through smell. They have special glands near the base of their tails that produce a brown, oily secretion that they use to mark their territories, which usually aren't that big compared to other monkeys. There used to be four subspecies of gray-bellied night monkeys; however, recent genetic evidence showed that three of those subspecies (Brumback's night monkey, the gray-handed night monkey, and the Panamanian night monkey) were actually their own separate species.
Photo credit: D. Gordon and E. Robertson
Sadly, these monkeys are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN due to a multitude of factors. Like many species, habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to their continued survival. They are also often hunted for both their meat and pelts, as well as for various other parts of their bodies. Poachers will also sometimes capture these monkeys alive to sell either as pets or to be used as test subjects for pharmaceutical research. Needless to say, no species of primate should be kept as a pet, and while animal testing has led to a lot of medical breakthroughs, the animals involved are often kept in extremely cruel conditions. The testing itself might be a necessary evil, but we don't need to make these animals suffer needlessly by keeping them in dirty, cramped cages.
Male reader x BB Urich
Y/N crawls in thru the open window…
BB continues typing…
BB: you’re not as stealthy as you think you are, Night Monkey
Y/N: dang…you’re working too hard again
BB: crime never rests hence I don’t in bringing it to Justice
Y/N: well someone can spare five minutes to receive a back massage
Y/N gently massages BB’s back…
BB: (moans) thank you baby
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Panamanian Night Monkey Aotus zonalis
Found in Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia. The Panamanian night monkey is arboreal and nocturnal, and found in several types of forest, including secondary forest and coffee plantations. They are one of the few monogamous monkeys, and generally give birth to a single infant each year, although twins occasionally occur.
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Gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus)
Night monkeys are a rather odd group; while most monkeys are active in the daytime, night monkeys are nocturnal. Their huge eyes let them see even in the dark, and they have given up the colour vision otherwise common in monkeys. Gray-bellies are found in forests across the eastern edge of the Northern Andes. They eat mostly fruit, but also small animals.